Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!olivea!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!sics.se!fuug!news.funet.fi!uwasa.fi!ts From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: KwikStat v2.12 menu-driven statistical data analysis pkg Message-ID: <1991Jun11.074758.142@uwasa.fi> Date: 11 Jun 91 07:47:58 GMT Article-I.D.: uwasa.1991Jun11.074758.142 References: Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland Lines: 31 In article BLACKMANW@URVAX.URICH.EDU (Webb Blackman) writes: : >pd1: >KS212_1.ZIP Menu-driven statistical data analysis pkg-1of3 >KS212_2.ZIP Menu-driven statistical data analysis pkg-2of3 >KS212_D.ZIP Menu-driven statistical data analysis pkg-3of3 > >KwikStat, version 2.12, is a menu-driven statistical data analysis >package written by a professional statistical consultant. Contains >commonly needed data analyis procedures and graphs. Reads and writes >dBASE and ASCII files. ASP > >KS212_D.ZIP contains a demo of how to use KwikStat. I have tried to take a close look at this one and came to the following conclusion. Breaks Timo's 10 minute rule: "If an experienced user who is not familiar with the particular program is still practically stuck after the first ten minutes, the user interface of a PD or a shareware program is unacceptable, however good and useful the application may otherwise be". On the other hand with a program of this caliber it is understandable, but certainly not a merit to the program. The demo does not save the situation. Note that no flame is involved. I just want to draw fellow programmers' attention to this too often neglected aspect for our mutual benefit. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun