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M V S P V E N D O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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MVSP is a copyrighted shareware program produced by Kovach
Computing Services. Descriptions and system requirements for
the software appear later in this document.
MVSP may be freely copied and distributed, so long as the
following conditions are met:
1) The program must be distributed in its entirety. All the
files listed in the FILES.LST file must be included.
2) The program and documentation files must not be modified in
any way. In particular, all copyright messages must remain
intact.
3) A fee may be charged for distribution so long as you
clearly explain the shareware concept to recipients. You
must make it clear to users that they are buying an
evaluation copy of the program and that they are required
to register the program with Kovach Computing Services if
they intend to continue using it. You must not describe
the software as "free" or "public domain".
4) The documentation files must not be distributed in printed
form.
5) Distribution in retail environments requires prior written
permission from Kovach Computing Services. We reserve the
right to charge royalties for distribution in retail
environments.
6) Kovach Computing Services reserves the right to withdraw
permission to distribute MVSP from any vendor at any time
for any reason.
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Dr. Warren L. Kovach
Kovach Computing Services
85 Nant-y-Felin
Pentraeth, Anglesey LL75 8UY
Wales, U.K.
phone/fax: +44-248-450414
e-mail: warrenk@cix.compulink.co.uk
CompuServe: 100016,2265
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D E S C R I P T I O N S
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Recommended archive name: MVSP21.ZIP (or other archive type)
Category: Statistics, Mathematics, Science
Keywords: statistics, data analysis, cluster analysis,
ordination, graphics
Registration price: 65 UK pounds (or equivalent in US dollars)
Registration incentives: the latest version of the program
(without the shareware reminder messages); a full printed
manual; the ability to take advantage of the 80x87 math
coprocessor for faster and more accurate analyses; a
protected mode version that will directly use up to 16Mb of
RAM memory for faster analyses of larger data sets; the
SORTDATA utility that creates graphic representations of your
data matrices, sorted in the order of the dendrograms;
notification of future versions as well as of other programs
produced by Kovach Computing Services; special upgrade prices;
technical support by phone, fax, e-mail or post
Author is a charter member of STAR - Shareware Trade
Association and Resources.
Short description:
MVSP - A MultiVariate Statistical Package
Medium Description:
MVSP - A MultiVariate Statistical Package performs a variety
of ordination and cluster analyses. It provides an
inexpensive yet easy means of analysing your data in fields
ranging from ecology and geology to sociology and market
research.
MVSP performs several types of eigenanalysis ordinations:
principal components (PCA), principal coordinates (PCO), and
correspondence/detrended correspondence analyses (CA/DCA).
It can also perform cluster analysis, using eighteen different
distance or similarity measures and seven clustering
strategies. Diversity indices may be calculated on ecological
data; these include Simpson's, Shannon's, and Brillouin's
indices. Data matrices up to 750x750 may be analysed.
Long Description:
MVSP - A MultiVariate Statistical Package is a program for the
IBM-PC and compatibles that performs a variety of ordination
and cluster analyses. It provides an inexpensive yet easy
means of analysing your data in fields ranging from ecology
and geology to sociology and market research. MVSP is in use
at over 1000 sites in 45 countries. The results of analyses
using MVSP have been published in numerous academic journals,
including Science, Nature, Ecology, Journal of Petroleum
Geology, and Journal of Biogeography.
MVSP performs several types of eigenanalysis ordinations:
principal components (PCA), principal coordinates (PCO), and
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correspondence/ detrended correspondence analyses (CA/DCA).
It can also perform cluster analysis, using eighteen different
distance or similarity measures and seven clustering
strategies. Diversity indices may be calculated on ecological
data; these include Simpson's, Shannon's, and Brillouin's
indices. Data matrices up to 750x750 may be analysed. Data
can be imported from Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony and the Cornell
Ecology Programs or entered using the built-in data editor.
Once your data have been analysed you can plot the results
directly. Select the ordination axes you want to see and
scattergrams will be drawn. Dendrograms of the cluster
analysis results are produce automatically. These graphs can
then be printed on a variety of output devices, including
Epson dot-matrix, IBM Proprinter, HP Laserjet & Deskjet, HP
Paintjet, and Postscript laser printers, HP plotters, and .PCX
bitmap files
MVSP is simple to use. You do not need to type lengthy
commands or set up command files. Instead, just select a data
file from a list, pick a few options off the menus, and press
a single key to start the analysis. Yet MVSP gives you the
power of the most expensive programs. It has a wide range of
analyses, with numerous variations. You can choose the right
type of analysis for your data, then save the settings so that
your next analysis is even easier.
New features in ver. 2.1 include
o Detrended correspondence analysis
o Built-in dendrogram production - drawn automatically in either
graphic or text mode
o Improved printer support - can now output text and/or graphics
on Epson dot-matrix, IBM Proprinter, HP Laserjet & Deskjet, HP
Paintjet, and Postscript laser printers, HP plotters, and .PCX
bitmap files.
o Data import and export - transfer data between MVSP and the
following file formats: Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony, Cornell
Ecology Program.
o Save ordination scores to Lotus files - for further analysis
or graphing.
o Execute DOS commands - from the MVSP menu
o Several improvements in the user interface & bug fixes
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
IBM-PC or compatible computer
DOS 3.0 or higher
512K RAM memory
700Kb disk space
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