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> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 18:16:15 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eric Martz <emartz@marlin.bio.umass.edu>
> To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>
> Subject: Scientific plotting software
>
> I'd like to know what scientific plotting software you use, and what you
> think of it. I'm not so interested in software primarily for FACS,
> business or spreadsheet use, but rather in software which can gracefully
> handle log scales with axis breaks, one-sided SEM error bars, transform and
> fit data to user-specified equations, and meet other scientific needs.
>
. . . .
>
> Sigmaplot: I used SigmaPlot in the late '80s. It had some frustrating bugs
> and limitations which weren't fixed for years and that makes me disinclined
> to re-evaluate the 1995 version.
>
I use since about 2 years Sigmaplot WIN which is - after fixing several
bugs - quite comfortable to use. You have the menue standard of windows
with pull down menues etc.
Handling of the axes includes breaks and many other nice features.
SEM error bars can be on the side you want. YOu can define template files
to store certain formats of plots, a feature which is very helpful if you
have to deal with similar graphics.
Transformation and fitting are entered in their mathematical terms with
variables and constants so that you have no real limitation in defining
the function.
The major disadvantage from my point of view is the slow importing of
data. 1000 and more data sets need their time. Nevertheless it is worth
to have a look. You can combine it also very easy with Jandel's Sigmastat.
Andreas
Andreas Kage | Virchow-Klinikum
| Institut fuer Klinische Chemie
Phone: +49 (0)30 450 69033 | und Biochemie
FAX : +49 (0)30 450 69900 | Augustenburger Platz 1
E-Mail: akage@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de | D - 13353 Berlin
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