Software Reviews : Statistical Software Tools (SST),Version 1.0 Reviewed by Robert G. Brookshire,North Texas State University Publisher: Dubin/Rivers Research,1510 Ontario Avenue,Pasadena,CA 91103 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: One diskette (not copy protected),one spiral-bound manual Price: $100.00 System Requirements: IBM PC,XT,AT and compatibles with 384K RAM,PC- or MS-DOS 2.0 or higher. Numeric coprocessor recommended Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Abstract

Summary: STATISTICAL SOFTWARE TOOLS is a statistical package with procedures for descriptive statistics, scatterplots, crosstabulations, and several kinds of regressions. Although the software and manual have some rough edges, this inexpensive package does most of what it is supposed to do quickly and fairly reliably. Its strengths are its speed and its ability to perform types of regression missing from most microcomputer statistical packages. Weaknesses include the absence of a broad range of statistical methods, some errors in the manual, and inconsistent output.