Software Reviews : STATISTICS: DEMONSTRATIONS AND TUTORIALS Reviewed by William F. Bengston,St. Joseph's College Publisher: COMPress,PO Box 102,Wentworth,NH 03282 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: Four diskettes,97-page instructor's manual Price: $250 (the three units may be purchased separately: chi-square and graphical methods $85 each,analysis of variance $95 Machine Specificity: Apple II Plus,Apple IIe,Apple IIc System Requirements: 48K,DOs 3.3,one disk drive (color monitor recommended but not required for graphics output) Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

STATISTICS. DEMONSTRATIONS AND TUTORIALS is a three- unit program designed to be used by instructors for classroom demonstrations of statistical principles or by students working individually. The real power of the programs lies in their classroom applications. The chi-square and analysis of variance units represent an excellent use of the computer to enhance conceptual understanding of statistical methods. The graphical methods unit is cumbersome and relatively ineffective.