If spreadsheets are your thing, by all means use Windows (I understand it is rather user friendly), but don't for heaven's sake use Excel -- it cannot accuratel

If spreadsheets are your thing, by all means use Windows (I understand it is rather user friendly), but don't for heaven's sake use Excel -- it cannot accurately calculate a standard deviation: http://www.npl.co.uk/mathematics-scientific-computing/numerical-computation/research/testing-the-numerical-correctness-of-scientific-software http://www.npl.co.uk/mathematics-scientific-computing/numeri...