Software Reviews : Showcase Presentational Software Publisher: MicroCase Corporation,1301 120th Ave.,NE,Bellevue,WA 98005 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 4.0 Materials: 3.5" diskettes and Reference Manual Price: $95.00 Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible System Requirements: 640K RAM,EGA- or VGA-level graphics,and at least 2MB of free space on the hard drive. For a presentation to more than a few students,an overhead projector or other means of creating a large picture will be necessary. Effectiveness: Good User Friendliness: Good Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

MicroCase's Showcase is a good tool for classroom pre sentation of the statistical patterns and relationships that are im portant to the social sciences. Although it is up to the instructor to incorporate the statistical material into the subject matter of the course, the publisher offers numerous other tools and packaged materials that tie in with Showcase.