I Ching Squared™ is a straightforward statistics program designed to analyze neurophysiological data. It was written to work with the data acqusition and analysis program Spike Studio, and works well with the event onset/offset files (event files) generated by that program, but it should also work nicely with data from other sources.
Currently, I Ching can determine event lengths and periods between events for individual recordings. I Ching can also measure differences (or phases) between events from two recordings. Histograms can be made from any type of data, including those mentioned above. I Ching stores the numbers from these analyses in text files, along with other user selected statistics, such as means, standard deviations, and chi squares (11 statistics are included). These files can be examined using a word processing program, spreadsheet, or graphing program.
The power of I Ching comes from its ability to perform the same operation on multiple files with a single command. Thus if you have many files from one experiment and would like to analyze them all in the same way, using I Ching you can analyze all the files at once with one command. We have found this to be a great time-saver.
Previous to this version, I Ching Squared™ has been a commercial product, and it is currently in use in laboratories around the U.S., in Europe, and in Israel. I am now releasing the newest version as shareware. If you like the program and decide to use it in your laboratory, I would encourage you to pay the shareware fee of $50. I think this is a very reasonable price, and in return you will get support, update notices, and a listening ear when you make suggestions. I am also able to make small customizations to the program for an additional fee.
I Ching Squared™ v2.1 is freely redistributable as long as absolutely no money is charged for the program, for distribution, or for any other reason, and this Read Me file is distributed along with it. I Ching Squared™ v2.1 is not public domain, and I retain all rights.
I also have available other programs which were written to aid in analyzing neurophysiological data. The main one is a general purpose data acquisition program called Spike Studio™, which can digitize data from a number of macintosh digitizers, and has many analysis functions which are useful for neurophysiologists. Another is a program called Phase D™ which makes phase diagrams. Both these programs should be available wherever you found this one, or can be gotten from me.
To get in touch with me (the author), write or email:
Eli Meir
Dept. of Zoology, NJ-15
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
meir@zoology.washington.edu
Enjoy,
Eli Meir
Included:
I Ching Squared™ version 2.1
I Ching Squared™ manual, in Microsoft Word 5.1® format
I Ching Squared™ manual, in text format (much uglier than above)
