Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!njin!psuvax1!psuvm!VCUVAX!HAMER From: HAMER@VCUVAX.BITNET (ROBERT M. HAMER) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l Subject: No Review of SAS in InfoWorld Message-ID: Date: 28 Feb 90 13:56:00 GMT Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" Reply-To: "ROBERT M. HAMER" Lines: 35 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway Original_To: BITNET%"sas-l@vtvm2" In its February 26 issue, beginning on page 59, InfoWorld reviewed several statistical software entities, namel, Minitab 7.1, SPSS/PC+ 3.1, Statgraphics 4.0, Systat/Sysgraph 4.1. They state in the introductory material (page 59), "SAS Institute once again declined to have us review SAS/PC (we evaluated the package in our September 1, 1986, roundup, but they did not participate in the 1988 comparison). SAS/PC is not reviewed because the company insisited on direct contact with the reviewer during the review process. The vendor claimed that the degree of personal contact it has with its users is so high that without this contact, our review could not represent the package fairly. InfoWorld's policy is to maintain reviewer anonymity to ensure that the reviewer receives the same treatment as a typical buyer would, and we also prefer to ensure our Review Board members are not lobbied by vendors during the review process. OUr reviewer, who is experienced with SAS products on multiple platforms, is fully able to independently and competently review the package. Having reached this impass, SAS declined to participate." I typed this in without an editor (bad mistake) so any typos are mine. Posted without comment.