Software Reviews : CROSSTABS Reviewed by Sanford R. Silverburg,Catawba College Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.,One Beacon St.,Boston,MA 02108 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: One 2-sided floppy diskette,a 104-page user's manual,a 20-page instructor's answer booklet Price: Gratis with adoption of related classroom text Machine Specificity: IBM PC,Apple II,Apple IIe,Macintosh System Requirements: IBM: DOs 2.1 or higher,256K;Apple IIe: 128K,80-column screen;printer for all versions optional Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

The program is a supplement to cRossTABs: Student Workbook for American Government ( 1987), by Kenneth Janda and Philip A. Schrodt; both program and text were in turn specially prepared to augment the college-level American government text The Challenge of Democracy : Government in Action (1987), by Kenneth Janda, Jeffrey Berry, and Jerry Goldman. All are produced by Houghton Mifflin.