Abacus Concepts Announces StatView v4.5

Berkeley, CA--August 1, 1995--Abacus Concepts announced today it has
released StatView v4.5 for the Macintosh in English, Japanese, French and
German. This latest version of the Eddy award-winning data analysis
program includes survival analysis, quality control, Excel read/write
capabilities, over twenty new analysis and graphing templates, criteria
labels, speed enhancements and a thorough implementation of Apple Guide,
the context-sensitive on-line help system included in System 7.5 from
Apple Computer.

"Our primary goal of this upgrade was to make StatView even easier to use,"
said Daniel S. Feldman, Jr., President & CEO of Abacus Concepts. "Although
the term is over-used in this industry, ease of use has always been a
hallmark of StatView and we've work hard to maintain our competitive edge.
When designing v4.5, we thoroughly examined all aspects of the program,
polled our users for suggestions, held focus groups and looked at new
technologies from Apple like Apple Guide. The result is a significantly
enhanced experience for our users. They can complete their work faster
because StatView is now more flexible and more intuitive than ever."

Will Scoggin, Executive VP points out, "Our implementation of Apple Guide
is far more extensive than any other program that I've seen. In StatView
v4.5, there's very little need to ever refer to the documentation because
nearly all information is available online. That's quite an achievement
when you're talking about a technical application. And Apple Guide's
system of coachmarks walks users step by step through any analysis. This
functionality will have enormous appeal to all of our users, particularly
those in education."

"We've done a lot in StatView v4.5 in addition to adding Apple Guide," said
Bob McCall, Vice President, Sales. "We've significantly increased the
array of statistical analyses by including comprehensive quality control
and survival analysis, as well as 21 new analysis and graph templates. The
new criteria labeling and preview are very handy. And a lot of our users
are going to be thrilled that they can now directly import their Excel
files into StatView."

StatView is a six-time winner of the Macworld World Class Award for Best
Statistics/Math Software and winner of the 1992 MacUser Editors' Choice
Award for Best New Science/Engineering Product. StatView also won the 1989
Australian Macworld World Class Award in the same category, and the Icone
d'Or in France.

StatView v4.5 retails for $595 and is available directly from Abacus
Concepts and from Ingram Micro, MacWarehouse and selected republishers and
dealers worldwide. Registered owners of StatView can upgrade to version
4.5 for $149.00; those customers who have upgraded to v4.1 since January
1, 1995 can upgrade to v4.5 for $99. Abacus Concepts provides a 30-day
money-back guarantee and free technical support. Contact Abacus Concepts,
Inc. for more details.

100% native for Power Macintosh, StatView is the best selling statistical
software for Macintosh. StatView is designed for scientific & medical
researchers, analysts, engineers and anyone who needs to analyze data and
present their results. StatView combines data management, statistical
analysis, graphing and presentation tools, all in a single easy to use
package.

Founded in 1984, Abacus Concepts, Inc. is the leading developer of data
analysis software for Macintosh computers. Abacus Concepts also publishes
SuperANOVA, a full-featured general linear modeling program and the 1989
MacUser Eddy Award winner for Best Data Analysis Product.

For further information, contact Abacus Concepts, 1918 Bonita Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94704-1014, Phone: 510-540-1949, Fax: 510-540-0260, e-mail:
info@abacus.com.
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StatView v4.5 Features

StatView Guide

* StatView v4.5 features a comprehensive implementation of Apple Guide,
Apple's new context-sensitive on-line help system made available in System
7.5.

* Topics documented in StatView Guide include: Statistics, Analysis
Techniques, Formulas, Datasets, Templates, Subsets of Data, Graphs, and
Tables.

Statistical Analysis

* Survival Analysis - includes Kaplan-Meier and actuarial estimates, rank
tests, Cox models, parametric models (including Weibull, exponential,
lognormal, loglogistic), joint significance tests and more.

* Quality Control Analysis - includes Xbar, R, S, I, MR, CUSUM (with FIR),
Capability, p/np, c/u, Pareto analysis and more.

Templates

* New Templates - more than 20 new analysis and graph templates have been
added.

* Hierarchical Analyze Menu - allows for quick access to over 60 of
StatView's analysis and graph templates.

Excel Read/Write Capabilities

* StatView can now read and write Microsoft Excel versions 3 & 4 while
maintaining all data formatting.

Data Management

* 7 New User Functions - including Len, Concat, ChooseArg, Find, Substring,
VariableElement, and Now.

* Format Multiple Columns - change the attributes of multiple columns
(variables) with a single click.

New Criteria Features

* Criteria labels - every analysis identifies which criteria are in effect
for that analysis.

* Criteria preview - criteria definitions can be previewed in the
Edit/Apply Criteria dialog box.

Importing and Formula Speed Enhancements

* Text importing is 3 to 10 times faster.
* Formulas are 300% faster.

New Documentation

* Formulas manual - a 134-page reference manual describes in detail what
each of StatView's 135 user functions is used for, including syntax rules
and examples.

System Requirements

* 680x0 Macs: 2MB of free RAM, System 7.0 or later, and a hard disk (LC or
better recommended).

* Power Macs: 4MB of free RAM, System 7.0 or later, and a hard disk.
 
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