Software Reviews : Simstat Publisher: Normand Peladeau,Provalis Research,5000 Adam St.,Montreal QC,Canada H1V 1W5;713-524-6394;FAX 713-524-6398 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 2.1 Materials: Simstat statistical program,hard-copy documentation (Simstat user's guide) Price: $60.00 (licensed version);volume discounts and site license pricing available;(shareware version) $6.99 (plus $4.00 shipping and handling);credit card and shareware orders: Public Software Library,POB 35705,Houston,TX 77235-5705;800-242-4775 System Requirements: IBM compatibles,MS-DOS 2.0 or higher,356KB free RAM,1.5MB hard-disk space,mouse and math coprocessor are optional Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Simstat is a full-featured statistical analysis package writ ten for social science computing applications. It is available as a shareware ("try before you buy") version or by conventional license purchase.