Here is the information about Astute and frequently asked questions:
Astute
Statistics Add-in for Microsoft Excel 4 and 5.
(c) 1993 DDU Software, The University of Leeds, UK. All rights reserved.
Introduction
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Astute is a new statistics add-in that has been designed to run as
a fully integrated part of Microsoft Excel 4.0 and 5.0. This means
that Astute is not only easy and simple to use it also has many
powerful features that are normally only available with expensive
"all singing and dancing" statistics packages.
Astute provides sixteen commonly used parametric and non-parametric
statistical tests together with a range of transform functions, and
three ways of generating descriptive statistics depending on whether
the data is analysed as a single, multiple or sequenced dataset.
Experienced and inexperienced Excel users will find the statistical
tests both quick and easy-to-use. Two or three clicks with a mouse
are all that is required to carry out a test. The test results are
then displayed on style sheets that can be customised to suit the
needs of the user. If required, these results can easily be
exported in to another application and may also be embedded provided
the application supports OLE.
How to obtain Astute
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An evaluation version of Astute (astute.zip) allowing 10 data points
to be analysed is available via anonymous ftp from
ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the pub/pc/win3/uploads directory. Unzip
the file and then run setup.exe from within Windows.
Ordering Astute
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Single-user copies of Astute are available at the special
introductory offer of 79.00 pounds sterling. Please fill in the
order form accompanying the evaluation version of Astute, or contact
DDU Software.
Frequently asked questions about Astute
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What do I need to run Astute ?
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To use Astute you will require:
Any IBM-compatible machine with an 80386 or higher
Hard disk
4MB RAM minimum
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later.
Microsoft Excel version 4 or 5.
Is there a version of Astute for the Apple Macintosh ?
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At present we are only shipping Astute for the Microsoft Windows
version of Excel. However, we plan to develop a version for the
Apple Macintosh that should be available later in the year.
Which statistical tests are available in Astute ?
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Descriptive statistics
McNemar test for the significance of changes
Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test
Fisher exact probability test
Chi-square test
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test
Pearson correlation
Spearman rank correlation
Kendall rank correlation
Linear regression
Two sample t-test
Paired t-test
F-test
One-way analysis of variance
Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance
Two-way analysis of variance
Friedman two-way of variance
Transform commands such as log, z, reciprocal
We plan to add more statistical tests throughout the year.
Is there an educational discount available ?
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Unfortunately we do not have an educational discount for single user
copies as part of the special introductory offer. We expect to
increase the price in future but maintain the present price for
educational customers. However, if you require multiple user copies,
either for a network or site licence, we will be pleased to discuss
the pricing structure according to your needs.
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| DDU Software, | E-mail: astute at ddusoft.demon.co.uk |
| The University of Leeds, | Telephone: (44) 532 334167 |
| Old Medical School, | Fax: (44) 532 335672 |
| Leeds LS2 9JT, | |
| United Kingdom | |
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