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An examination of five statistical software packages for epidemiology.

The writer reviews the DOS versions of five statistical software packages for epidemiology and clinical trials. The packages considered are EPI INFO, version 6.04 b; EPICURE, version 2.0; EPILOG PLUS, version 3.07; STATA, version 5.0; and TRUE EPISTAT, version 5.3 a. Although the packages differ i...

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Published in:American Statistician Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 267 - 281
Main Author: Oster, Robert A.
Format: Product Evaluation
Published: American Statistical Association August 1998
Subjects:
Statistical software
Epidemiology > Software
Biometry software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The writer reviews the DOS versions of five statistical software packages for epidemiology and clinical trials. The packages considered are EPI INFO, version 6.04 b; EPICURE, version 2.0; EPILOG PLUS, version 3.07; STATA, version 5.0; and TRUE EPISTAT, version 5.3 a. Although the packages differ in their target audiences, interfaces, capabilities, and approaches, they are analyzed according to criteria that are of most interest to epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and others involved in epidemiologic and clinical research. The packages are compared with regard to installation and hardware requirements, interface, documentation, database management, statistical graphics, statistical analysis, and accuracy of statistical procedures.