Statistical Analysis & Data Tools in AI answers

Data as of Oct 20, 2026Based on 106 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Python holds a wide lead across statistical analysis, frequently recommended for complex modeling, simulations, and working with large datasets. For policy analysts working with public data, Stata shares the spotlight as a primary suggestion for traditional social science evaluation.

Most-mentioned brands

Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Python 93% flexible statistical programming, machine learning, and handling large unstructured datasets	flexible statistical programming, machine learning, and handling large unstructured datasets	93%
2	SAS 65% enterprise actuarial modeling and complex simulations alongside Python	enterprise actuarial modeling and complex simulations alongside Python	65%
3	Stata 46% policy analysts evaluating public data and structured survey research	policy analysts evaluating public data and structured survey research	46%
4	IBM SPSS StatisticsIBM product line 31% menu-driven social science analysis without required coding	menu-driven social science analysis without required coding	31%
4	Moody's 30% specialized insurance modeling alongside FIS Prophet and Python	specialized insurance modeling alongside FIS Prophet and Python	30%
4	Microsoft 28% Excel spreadsheets used across actuarial and policy analysis workflows	Excel spreadsheets used across actuarial and policy analysis workflows	28%
4	Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft product line 25%		25%
8	FIS Insurance Risk SuiteFIS product line 18%		18%
8	FIS Prophet 17% stochastic modeling and liability projections in life insurance	stochastic modeling and liability projections in life insurance	17%
8	ggplot2Tidyverse product line 17%		17%
8	PandasPydata product line 17%		17%
8	Rstudio 14%		14%
8	MATLABMathworks product line 14%		14%
8	Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft product line 14%		14%
8	Alteryx 13%		13%
8	SciPy 13% scientific computing and advanced mathematical routines	scientific computing and advanced mathematical routines	13%
8	Slope Software 13%		13%
8	statsmodels 13%		13%
8	NumPy 11% numerical computing and core statistical workflows in Python	numerical computing and core statistical workflows in Python	11%
20	Posit 10%		10%
20	Scikit-learn 10%		10%
20	Git 9%		9%
20	TableauOwned by Salesforce 9%		9%
20	Julia 8%		8%
20	ChainLadder 8%		8%
20	EMBLEM 7%		7%
20	Tidyverse 7%		7%
20	RiskAgility 7% enterprise production modeling and actuarial risk management	enterprise production modeling and actuarial risk management	7%
20	QGIS 7%		7%
20	Milliman 6%		6%
20	jamovi 6%		6%
20	SAS Dynamic Actuarial ModelingSAS product line 6%		6%
20	ResQWTW product line 6%		6%
20	Akur8 6%		6%
35	KNIME 5%		5%
35	Dataiku 5%		5%
35	GGY AXIS 5%		5%
35	JASP 5%		5%
35	WTW 5%		5%
35	PyMC Marketing 5%		5%
35	YData ProfilingYData product line 4%		4%
35	Moody's Analytics 4%		4%
35	Milliman Integrate 4%		4%
35	Project Jupyter 4%		4%
35	tidycensusWalker-data product line 4%		4%
35	Mathworks 3%		3%
35	Alteryx Auto InsightsAlteryx product line 3%		3%
35	Sweetviz 3%		3%
35	lifelib 3%		3%
35	Actuar 3%		3%
35	SAS ViyaSAS product line 3%		3%
35	fixest 3%		3%
35	Quarto 3%		3%
35	survey 3%		3%
35	ArcGIS 3%		3%
35	KNIME Analytics PlatformKNIME product line 2%		2%
35	Julius AI 2%		2%
35	dplyrTidyverse product line 2%		2%
35	FIS 2%		2%
35	RiskAgility Financial ModelerWTW product line 2%		2%
35	AriusAccenture product line 2%		2%
35	OpenRefine 2%		2%
35	Google SheetsAlphabet product line 2%		2%
35	R MarkdownPosit product line 2%		2%
35	Lumivero @RISKLumivero product line 2%		2%
35	GitHub 2%		2%
35	Esri 2%		2%
35	SAS/STATSAS product line 2%		2%
35	Microsoft LearnMicrosoft product line 2%		2%
35	Microsoft AzureMicrosoft product line 2%		2%
35	AWSAmazon product line 2%		2%
35	JAX 2%		2%
35	NumbaPydata product line 2%		2%
74	H2O.ai 1%		1%
74	DataWig 1%		1%
74	DataRobot 1%		1%
74	Trifacta 1%		1%
74	Integrate.io 1%		1%
74	Modela.ai 1%		1%
74	Qlik Cloud AnalyticsQlik product line 1%		1%
74	RStudio DesktopPosit product line 1%		1%
74	Pandera 1%		1%
74	Milliman GEMSMilliman product line 1%		1%
74	Displayr 1%		1%
74	Qlik 1%		1%
74	ShinyPosit product line 1%		1%
74	Snowflake AISnowflake product line 1%		1%
74	Aon Tyche 1%		1%
74	PSPPGNU product line 1%		1%
74	D-Tale 1%		1%
74	RiskIntegrity 1%		1%
74	Tableau PublicSalesforce product line 1%		1%
74	Tesla Model XTesla product line 1%		1%
74	ActSim 1%		1%
74	Guidewire 1%		1%
74	ProVal 1%		1%
74	PyCaret 1%		1%
74	Great Expectations 1%		1%
74	MLJAR 1%		1%
74	Milliman MindMilliman product line 1%		1%

Mentioned in on each engineChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: statsmodels, 19% on ChatGPT Search and 8% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Python	96%	90%
SAS	70%	60%
Stata	46%	46%
IBM SPSS Statistics	33%	29%
Moody's	28%	33%
Microsoft	31%	25%
Microsoft Excel	30%	21%
Slope Software	Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25	27%
MATLAB	28%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
Pandas	22%	12%

Latest insights

Weeks of Sep 21 – Oct 7, 2026 · Since Jul 5

Python Gap between platforms: ChatGPT Search now names Python 13.6 points more often than Google AI Mode in Statistical Analysis & Data Tools, a narrowed gap
Stata Slipping: Stata dropped 1 place to rank #5 of 59 in Statistical Analysis & Data Tools
Stata Slipping: StataMicrosoft moved ahead of Stata in Statistical Analysis & Data Tools
Microsoft Gaining: MicrosoftStata now trails Microsoft in Statistical Analysis & Data Tools
FIS Insurance Risk Suite Gaining: FIS Insurance Risk Suite ranked #26 in Statistical Analysis & Data Tools last week and #8 this week

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Questions and answers

As an actuary, what is the best software for running complex statistical models and simulations?
What's the best software for a policy analyst to use for statistical analysis of public data?

Sources AI cites100

27% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. reddit.com, guideflow.com, youtube.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.