Software Reviews : SIMSTAT for Windows Publisher: Provalis Research,5000 Adam Street,Montreal,QC,Canada,H1V 1W5;telephone : [phone]. Year of Publication: 1996 Version Reviewed: Windows Version (DOS version also available) Materials: Two (2) disks,hard copy user's guide,optional add-on modules Price: $129.00 ($295.00 including four add-on modules) Availability: Provalis Research,5000 Adam Street,Montreal,QC,Canada,H1V 1W5;telephone: [phone]. Also order from Public Software Library,P.O. Box 35705,Houston,TX 77235-5705. System Requirements: Windows 3.1 or higher Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

SIMSTAT for Windows is a full-featured statistical analysis package, as is its DOS ancestor previously reviewed in these pages (Wallace, 1994), upgraded to include a number of enhancements to the working environment. An important feature of the SIMSTAT software "family" is the bootstrap (resampling) module (hence the "SIM," denoting "simu lation," in the program's name), which offers an effective teaching tool for inferential statistics. Including all add-on modules, SIMSTAT for Windows is a cost-effective competi tor with the $695 institutional version of SPSS for Windows or similar statistical analysis software.