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Mathsoft Announces
EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS; Powerful Software Provides
Environmental Analysts With Comprehensive Toolkit
SEATTLE, May 16, 2000--MathSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:MATH),
provider of the broadest line of technical calculation and analytical software for business and
academia, today introduced EnvironmentalStats(R) for S-PLUS(R), the latest addition to the
S-PLUS product family.
The full-featured software provides analysts with a powerful environmental data analysis
tool.
Designed for environmental analysts, consultants, and engineers, EnvironmentalStats for
S-PLUS allows users to access, analyze and visualize chemical, physical, and environmental
data. Users can compare their analyses against current environmental statistics and EPA
regulatory guidance documents.
"EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS is an indispensable data analysis toolkit for environmental
data. An all-inclusive desktop solution, this software has improved my productivity by offering
cutting-edge analytical tools and regulatory reference material in one product," says Michael
Ginevan, risksciences.com.
"We are committed to delivering high-performance analytical software to G.I.S.
professionals. From premier S-PLUS for ArcView(R) to our current release, we continue to
research, develop, and distribute powerful tools to meet the changing needs of this market,"
says Shawn Javid, senior vice president and general manager, MathSoft Inc.
Selected features and benefits of EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS include:
- Additional Probability Distributions--Model environmental data
and assess risk using additional probability distributions,
including: 3-Parameter, Lognormal, Generalized Extreme Value,
Truncated Normal and Lognormal, Mixtures of Normals or
Lognormals, Pareto and Triangular.
- Estimation of Distribution Parameters, Quantiles, and
Confidence Intervals--Estimate parameters and compute
confidence intervals using Maximum Likelihood, Minimum
Variance Unbiased, Method of Moments, and Method of L-Moments.
- Goodness-of-Fit Tests--Apply the standard tests for normality
and plotting methods to determine how the hypothesized
distribution fits the observed data.
- Special Hypothesis Tests--Detect trends and discover important
patterns in environmental data using Seasonal Kendall Test for
Trend and the Quantile Test for Detecting Shifts in Tail of
Distribution.
- Sample Size and Power Calculations and Plots--Examine how
changing a sample size affects the study effectiveness.
- Built-in Data Sets--Reference and access data sets from EPA
regulatory guidance documents.
Availability
EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS is available for S-PLUS 2000 Professional, stand-alone
version, on Windows 95/98/NT.
About S
MathSoft's data analysis product family, which includes S-PLUS(R) and MathSoft
StatServer(R), is based on S, an object-oriented language developed at Lucent Technologies
specifically for data visualization, exploration and programming with data. S provides a rich,
object-oriented environment designed for interactive data discovery. With a huge library of
functions for all aspects of computing with data, S offers unmatched power, flexibility, and
extensibility. The S System was recently honored with the prestigious Software Systems
Award given by the Association for Computing Machinery. Other hallmark technologies
recognized with this award include UNIX, TCP/IP, Tcl/Tk, INGRES, and Mosaic. MathSoft
has exclusive worldwide rights to develop and distribute products incorporating the S
technology.
About MathSoft
Founded in 1984, MathSoft is the provider of the broadest line of technical calculation and
analytical software for business and academia. With MathSoft's products, users can deploy
technical calculations and exploratory data analyses across their entire organizations. The
company has more than 1.3 million users of its Mathcad(R), StudyWorks(R), S-PLUS(R),
StatServer(R) and Axum(R) software worldwide. Users include technical professionals
worldwide at more than 90% of the Fortune 1,000 companies and over 500 government
installations, and students and faculty at over 2,000 colleges and universities.
FreeScholarships.com, Inc., www.freescholarships.com, a subsidiary of MathSoft, Inc., helps
families and students meet the rising costs of education by giving away money for school in
daily online drawings and auctions. Founded in 1999, the site provides information on schools,
funding, and careers, while serving as an entertainment, shopping, and community center for
visitors of all ages.
S-PLUS product information can be obtained via MathSoft's Web site located at
http://www.splus.mathsoft.com, by phone at 1-800/569-0123, by fax at 206/283-8691 or via
mail at 1700 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109. MathSoft's corporate
headquarters can be reached by phone at 1-800/628-4223, by fax at 617/577-8829 or via
mail at 101 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Axum, Mathcad, StudyWorks, S-PLUS and StatServer are registered trademarks and the
MathSoft logo is a trademark of MathSoft, Inc. Other product and service names mentioned
are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Owen Media
Paul Owen , 206/322-1167
paulo@owenmedia.com
or
MathSoft, Inc.
Judy McOstrich, 206/283-8802 x356
jmcostrich@splus.mathsoft.com
www.splus.mathsoft.com
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