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Berkeley ISP Interactive Statistics Software
Berkeley ISP is a flexible and highly interactive statistics software system
that runs on UNIX.* Developed by the U. C. Berkeley Department of Statistics,
it is well suited for both general purpose data analysis and instruction at all
levels. It includes standard statistical routines, many advanced techniques,
instructional programs, a collection of datasets for use in examples, and on-
line documentation for all commands. A comprehensive tutorial introduction
will be published together with the on-line reference documentation by W. W.
Norton & Company, New York.
Extensive convenience features include the ability to abbreviate commands,
customize output, review and edit a history of the current session, combine
frequently used commands, add local programs, call UNIX programs and
subroutines from within ISP, and call ISP commands and subroutines directly
from UNIX.
Berkeley ISP is fast, efficient, easy to learn and use, and easy to administer.
15 students can simultaneously use it on a VAX 750 (2Mb memory with FPA) with
barely noticeable impact on system response. Berkeley ISP uses highly reliable
algorithms, for dependably correct statistical calculations.
Current Use and Future Directions. Both software and documentation have been
thoroughly tested. Since 1982, ISP has been used extensively--and with great
success--by the Department of Statistics in undergraduate courses at all levels
and for graduate instruction and research. It is used by other Berkeley
departments (Anthropology, Business Administration, Chemistry, etc.) and by
other sites, both academic, non-academic and commercial.
The Berkeley Department of Statistics is committed to providing excellent
statistical software. Further development of Berkeley ISP is partially funded
by the U. C. Berkeley College of Letters and Science. Our primary goals are to
include all statistics procedures commonly taught in courses; to provide a
high-quality, flexible, and easy-to-use graphics interface which works with a
variety of output devices; and to support ISP on a wide range of computers. We
are paying particular attention to the new generation of advanced UNIX
workstations.
Availability, Licensing, and Support. Berkeley ISP is available now for
computers running BSD UNIX and its derivatives. It will be available soon for
System V UNIX. The software is licensed on an annual basis for either single
CPUs or unlimited site use. The distribution includes source code, so that it
can be recompiled for alternate machines as permitted by the license.
Telephone consulting is available for both software installation and use.
For More Information, contact:
James Blakly
Statistical Computing Facility
Department of Statistics
University of California
Berkeley CA 94720
415-642-7921
or e-mail to: ucbvax!bach!isp
or: isp@ucbbach.bitnet
or: isp@bach.berkeley.edu
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* UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. [28 Apr 1987]