Systat Software Announces SigmaPlot Version 12.2

Systat Software, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of award-winning scientific software and services, today announced SigmaPlot Version 12.2: a free downloadable update to the latest version of their most advanced scientific data analysis and graphing software package SigmaPlot version 12.1. This update provides researchers increased system stability, ease of use and new features to quickly analyze data and create exact, publication-quality graphs that best present research results for presentation, publication or the web.

"More than 300,000 scientists and engineers have used SigmaPlot worldwide. It has long been the industry standard for graphing and analyzing data in the scientific and engineering community because it plays a key role in enabling researchers to visually communicate important research results." said Richard Mitchell, PhD, Senior Scientist at Systat Software, Inc.

The new SigmaPlot 12.2 offers over 120 new features, bug fixes and enhanced stability. “The programmers at Systat have been busy since the last upgrade almost six months ago and this update addresses key issues that have been a cause for concern for version 12 and 12.1 and we encourage every user of version 12 and version 12.1 to download and install this important update.” advised Dr. Mitchell.

“I have used SigmaPlot since Version 1 and it is invaluable for all of my research as it provides  both analytic and visualization tools. Not only does it make beautiful graphs, including vector plots, but the embedded tools for curve fitting and multiple regression analyses are powerful and easy for students to learn.  Moreover, there are sufficient export options that I have yet to find a journal that doesn't take one or more of them.” - Dr. Alinda Friedman, Professor-Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. 

New SigmaPlot 12.2 Features, Enhancements and Capabilities

SigmaPlot 12.2 contains new features to enhance the statistical capability and to streamline the graph creation process. Some of the more notable features and software fixes include:

ο          Added mouse wheel scrolling to property browser combo boxes 

ο          Added PNG format graph export

ο          Added Kolmogorov-Smirnov assumption checking for the Mann-Whitney (Rank Sum) test

ο          Added one-tailed parametric t-test

ο          Added type-in capability for various Property Browser combo boxes

ο          Improved the accuracy of power values for paired and unpaired t-tests

ο          Added percentile method option for rank-based tests

ο          Added enhanced metafile pasting to PowerPoint macro

ο          Added bitmap printing for displaying GDI+ features on any printer

ο          Added create New Section in notebook button

ο          Added arrowhead properties controls

ο          Significantly improved program stability

ο          Completely reformatted Help and Manual

ο          Fixed macros running in Windows 7

ο          Fixed copy and paste problems with Excel

ο          Corrected legend text editing

ο          Corrected the grouping of graph objects

ο          Fixed Standard Curves macro bugs

ο          Improved various tooltip descriptions

ο          Fixed PDF printing

ο          Fixed Paste to PowerPoint for multiple graph types

ο          Improved anti-aliased line performance

ο          Fixed 3D graph export

ο          Fixed various Radar plot options

ο          Improved UI for common log scale, axis breaks, bar thickness, data point sampling

ο          Fixed Date &Time axis tick values

ο          Fixed gradient fill legend display

ο          Improved ternary axis title display

ο          Fixed linear regression line incrementing colors

ο          Fixed context sensitive Help

For an exhaustive list of the improvements made in this version, please visit http://www.sigmaplot.com/products/sigmaplot/produpdates/prod-updates6.php

Availability

All users of the previous version 12 and 12.1 can download the free update at http://www.sigmaplot.com  A free, fully functional demo version is also available for download from the SigmaPlot website at http://www.sigmaplot.com/downloads/download.php 

Users of SigmaPlot version 11 and below can upgrade to this latest version for a modest cost and for new users, this version is available in single user, network and site license options for Corporations, Government agencies and academic R&D institutions. Upgrades, multi-user, government discounts and special bundle pricing are available by writing to info-usa@systat.com.

About Systat Software, Inc.:

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Systat Software is a leading developer of specialized scientific software products for data analysis, technical graphing and presentation. Systat Software's global reach across 37 countries is backed by technical support centers in key geographies including the U.S., U.K., Germany and India.

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