From: Ben Pfaff Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:37:26 +0000 (-0800) Subject: README: Update. X-Git-Tag: v0.7.9~26 X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;h=95327b381e41d8916d2d3c798bc2027939d38319;p=pspp-builds.git README: Update. Suggested-by: John Darrington --- diff --git a/README b/README index 35e44ae7..36e9c4a9 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ -PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It -is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS. +PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is +a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS. -PSPP development is ongoing. It already supports a large subset of -SPSS's syntax. Its statistical procedure support is currently -limited, but growing. At your option, PSPP will produce statistical -reports in ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, SVG, or OpenDocument formats. +PSPP supports T-tests, ANOVA and GLM analyses, factor analysis, +non-parametric tests, and other statistical features. PSPP produces +statistical reports in plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG, +and OpenDocument formats. + +PSPP has both text-based and graphical user interfaces. The PSPP +user interface has been translated into a number of languages. Instructions for PSPP installation are in INSTALL, including a list of prerequisite packages and other PSPP-specific information. Full -documentation on PSPP's language will be installed along with the -programs. +documentation on PSPP's language is also included. For information on differences from previous versions, please see file NEWS. @@ -50,11 +52,6 @@ following support to users: includes the first version of PSPPIRE, the PSPP graphical user interface. - * Attractive output, including graphs, in a variety of human- - and machine-readable formats. PSPP currently produces - output in ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and SVG formats. We - will enhance PSPP's output formatting in the future. - * Good documentation. Currently the PSPP manual describes its language completely, but we would like to add information on how to select statistical procedures and interpret their