Software
Statistics package
StatView Abacus Concepts 1918 Bonita Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704-1014 510-540-1949; fax 510-540-0260; www.abacus.com Version 4.5; $695
StatView ii s statistical analysis program designed to handle a wide range of data LY MCfe. 1 l i e SvJlLWdl C IS dVculdUlC 111 T V lllUu Wu
and Macintosh versions (Windows 3.1, NT, and 95; and Power PC, FPU, and NoFPU)) The software was evaluated on a 266-MHz Pentium operating under Windows 95. StatView includes the most common statistical functions, including descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, regression, ANOVA, pareto analysis, and factor analysis. Plotting capabilities include univariate and bivariate plots, box plots, and cell plots. Quality-control plots can also be made. The program efficiently handles large data sets and can import various file types from other programs. Several examples accompany the program and an extensive tutorial in the manual familiarizes the user with the program's capabilities Analyses can be developed for one data set and the template can then be aoolied to other data sets The data analysis and displav plots are easily exported to other proerams
For example, I could copy a data set for candy bars, which was included with the program, into a Microsoft Word document with just a few keystrokes. The only drawback to this program is that it is strictly a statistics package. For example, multiple regressions and nonlinearfitsthat are of interest to analytical chemists are not included. However, if your main interest is statistical analysis, then StatView ii sseful lnd dasy-to-use software. Reviewed by Sarah C. Rutan, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
SOFTWARE RELEASED SYSTAT SPSS 444 North Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611-3962 800-525-4980; fax 312-329-3690; www.spss.com Version 7.0, $995
This updated version of SYSTAT, a desktop statistics and graphics package, adds 13 new statistical procedures and 8 new quick graphs. System requirements include 386 or better, Windows 3.1 or 95, 4 MB RAM, 25 MB disk space with h MB swap space, and VGA monitor or higher. HPLC Column Manager Phenomenex 2320 W. 205th St. Torrance, CA 90501 310-212-0555; fax 310-328-7768 Version 3.0; $1495
StatView analyzes a wide range of data types. 678 A
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HPLC Column Manager maintains ana retrieves records on column use, performance history, validation procedures, methods, and criteria. Software offers full GLP and GMP compliance and handles records and details that take up to 1GB of memory. Integrated into the program is S0003-2700(97)09038-0 CCC: $14.00 © 1997 American Chemical Society
