news@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (USENET News System) (07/05/89)
I would like to inform the net about a program called B-stat, which is a full fledged statistics and graphics program for the ST. It is shareware. From: liebo@csclea.ncsu.edu (Dr. Stan Liebowitz) Path: csclea!liebo
liebo@csclea.ncsu.edu (Dr. Stan Liebowitz) (07/05/89)
I apologize for the brevity of my previous message. It was my first
attempt.
B-stat is a full fledged statistics program, including multiple
regression
Anova, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, non-parametric tests,
etc.
It has everything usually found in a general stat package, but it has a
superior regression component (includes weighted, Huber, ridge,
principal
components, logit, cook's d, Farrar-Glauber, etc). It also has a nice
time series component. The data editor is spreadsheet style, with many
powerful data transformation capabilities. The program can import data
from lotus wks, ascii, prn, dif and sylk files.
The graphics package is the best I have seen on the ST. It really
can
do most of what Harvard Graphics can do (if you have Gdos - but not
required). Many graph types (bar, line, scatter can be mixed and
matched, 3-d bar, pies, component pies, hi-low stock graphs, polar
graphs, horizontal, opposed bars, floating bars, star, box and whisker,
and others I don't remember. Text can be moved with the mouse, and can
be of different sizes, vertical or horizontal, arrows can be drawn, line
thickness and fill patterns can be varied by variable, etc. In other
words, very flexible. Can output .gem files for importation into dtp
such
as Timeworks dtp or easydraw (text included) or pagestream and calumus
(text
ignored). The author wants $30 US, and sends a 200 page manual with
registration. Currently, program is in uncompiled Gfa 3.0, but it should
be compiled soon. It is surprisingly fast. A 1040 holds about 26000 data
points, about 100000 in a 2 meg. I have been beta testing it for the
author.
I wanted a program like this for a long time on the ST. It is available
now on genie or compuserve. I would upload it here but I don't know how.
I would be willing to mail a disk to someone who would volunteer to
upload
it to the net. Send to liebo@csclea.ncsu.edu or mail to
Stan Liebowitz
Department of Economics and Business
North Carolina St. University
Raleigh, NC 27537liebo@csclea.ncsu.edu (Dr. Stan Liebowitz) (07/07/89)
Several people have asked where they can get B-stat. First, L Dickey has kindly offered to upload it to the net after I send it to him next week. I am also asking him to upload a terrific spreadsheet. Second, some of you may be willing to purchase sight unseen. If so send $30 to R. W. Wilson 2677 Council Ring Road Missisauga, Ontario Canada L5L 1S6 He is the author. He might just think you want the compiled version and this might take a month or two so mention that you don't yet have the uncompiled version. You will also get a 200 page laser printed manual. Or else, try compuserve or genie.