VisualStat Changelog

What's new in VisualStat 2015.9.4.0

Dec 2, 2014
  • Fixed Conversion: Some errors such as "Conversion from string "0.95" to type 'Double' is not valid", have been fixed
  • Using grouping variable in t test now produces result
  • Blank lines are added when typing factor data type. This causes missing data in statistical procedures. This has been fixed.
  • When the data sheet is not yet saved, applying a command R on the sheet does not work. This has been fixed.
  • The script output can now be exported
  • In validation tab, an empty list of authorized values causes an error. This has been fixed.

New in VisualStat 2015.9.3.0 (Oct 18, 2014)

  • Fixed Localization: Various errors on French language
  • Fixed Validation: A blank cell causes an error on an unauthorized modality
  • Fixed Validation: A variable with MisplacedItem attribute does not appear as such in the Variable Specification dialog box
  • Enhanced TabStop reorganized
  • Fixed The licensed version now displays the user name
  • Fixed On first use, the log information show an error. This has been corrected

New in VisualStat 2015.9.2.0 (Sep 2, 2014)

  • Fixed localize New Item dialog box
  • Fixed Confusion between TAB Delimiter and "\t" in Import/Export Dialog Box
  • Fixed Export DataMatrix and DataVector when frame is docked causes an error
  • Fixed File Menu now operate when Matrix or Vector are in full window
  • Add Export Tab in Chart window, for better export graph
  • Addition of the spelling options
  • Add Alternating Rows Dialog Box
  • Fixed Clear Variable
  • Fixed Misc bugs in the graphic dialog box
  • Addition of the manipulation of matrices and vectors
  • Group and Ungroup range of rows and columns now work
  • Major update of Online Help
  • User can now add a note to a cell

New in VisualStat 2015.9.1.0 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • Localize menus for french language (FR)
  • Localize dialog box for french language (FR)
  • Fixed Two t-Test Assume Equal Variances available on separate column
  • ToolTips on menus for a better understanding of the commands
  • Add Descriptives to t-Test
  • Fixed applies as.factor to grouping variable in anova
  • Fixed Multi-Way Anova accepts more than one factor
  • Create Chart via New Chart Dialog Box now work

New in VisualStat 2015.9.0.1176 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • Full support of R environment
  • Integrated development environment for R
  • Native R scripts and commands can be run directly within VisualStat
  • R output can be retrieved as native VisualStat output
  • All the VisualStat DataBook are manipulated as the R DataFrame
  • Provides a platform-independent basic-statistics GUI, based on the many R packages
  • Complete text rendering
  • Excel style groupingSheet corner customization
  • Cell note indicator customization
  • Frozen rows and columns in child views
  • More Import and Export Options
  • Export to PDFExcel 2013 XML support
  • Trailing frozen rows and columns
  • Pop-up calculator for currency, number, and percent cells
  • Text rotation
  • More print preview functionality
  • Manage Footer Variable
  • Manage R Workspace
  • Import to R DataFrame
  • Export R DataFrame
  • Load and Save R Workspace
  • Manage R Packages
  • View R Help Server directly within VisualStat
  • Variable Data Validation
  • One-Way, Multi-Way Analysis of Variance
  • Multiple Comparisons, Dunnett, Tukey, McDermott, Williams, AVE, ...
  • Ansari-Bradley Test
  • Bartlett Test of Homogeneity of Variances
  • Exact Binomial Test
  • Pearson's Chi-squared Test for Count Data
  • Paired Correlation
  • Correlations and Covariances
  • Fisher’s Exact Test
  • Fligner-Killeen Test of Homogeneity of Variances
  • Friedman Rank Sum Test
  • Generalized Linear Models
  • Log-Linear (Poisson) Regression
  • Logistic Regression
  • Probit Regression
  • Kruskal-Wallis Rank Sum Test
  • Levene's Test
  • Linear Regression
  • Local Polynomial Regression
  • Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Squared Test for Count Data
  • McNemar's Chi-squared Test for Count Data
  • Mood Two-Sample Test of Scale
  • Test for Equal Means
  • Pairwise t tests
  • Proportions Test, One & Two Sample
  • Quantile-Quantile Plots
  • Shapiro-Wilk Test for Normality
  • R Descriptives and Summary
  • t Test, One-Sample, Two-Sample
  • Table of Statistics
  • R Tables and Frequencies
  • Two Variances F Test
  • One & Two Sample Wilcoxon Test
  • Cross Tabulation

New in VisualStat 8.1.2087 (Sep 21, 2010)

  • Installation don't work properly on some system, e.g. Windows 7. This has been fixed.

New in VisualStat 8.0.2046 (Apr 27, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Documentation

New in VisualStat 8.0.1984 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Documentation

New in VisualStat 8.0.1912 RC (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Local Help US & FR

New in VisualStat 8.0.1863 Alpha 3 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Menu Localization
  • Correspondence Analysis

New in VisualStat 8.0.1465 Alpha 2 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Charting data (Bar, Column, Hilo, Histogram,...)
  • Distribution Functions
  • Random Numbers
  • Vectors calculations
  • Matrices calculation
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

New in VisualStat 8.0.0893 Alpha 1 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • New interface
  • Complete text rendering
  • Excel style grouping
  • Sheet corner customization
  • Cell note indicator customization
  • Frozen rows and columns in child views
  • More Import and Export Options
  • Export to PDF
  • Excel 2007 XML support
  • Export and import images to/from an Excel-formatted file (BIFF 8 format only)
  • Ability to export alternating rows settings to an Excel-formatted file (export only)
  • Import/Export Validation List to XLS
  • Formula provider bar
  • Allow user to double-click row header to auto resize the row height
  • Trailing frozen rows and columns
  • Pop-up calculator for currency, number, and percent cells
  • Text rotation
  • More print preview functionality
  • Optimize printing based on page size
  • Repeat the print of rows and columns at top and left of page
  • One Sample Z-Test
  • Two Sample F-Test
  • Least Squares Minimization
  • One-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA
  • Two-Way ANOVA
  • Two-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA
  • Compute vector and matrix

New in VisualStat 7.0.6170 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Support ODBC connection
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Simple Correspondence Analysis
  • Multiple Correspondence Analysis
  • Principal Components Analysis
  • Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering
  • Graphic assistant

New in VisualStat 7.0.5272 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Generates a new variable from existing variables
  • Transpose Column
  • Stack Column
  • Untack Column
  • Transpose Row
  • Recode Variable
  • Create Categories
  • Split DataSheet
  • Subset DataSheet
  • Merge DataSheets
  • Transpose DataSheet
  • Sort DataSheet
  • Rank DataSheet
  • Change Data Type
  • Export / Import Data
  • Integrated Help

New in VisualStat 7.0.5172 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Full localization support. All regional and language options are available.
  • Chart Plot in Frequencies Summary
  • Can choose output report for each procedure
  • Split, Subset, Merge & Transpose DataSheet
  • Multiple Sheets in DataBook
  • Stack, Transpose & Split Column and Row
  • Session Explorer
  • Right Pane Description
  • Task List Window
  • Messages Window and Logging
  • Web Browser Window
  • Command Window
  • Zooming DataBook, DataChart and Repport
  • New Data Types in Column Format, including General, Currency, ...
  • Box-and-Whisker Plot in procedures, including Description & Mean Summary
  • ANOVA
  • One-Sample, Paired-Sample & Two-Sample t-Test
  • Char Bar & Chart Line in procedures, including Cross Tabulation
  • One-Sample, Paired-Sample & Two-Sample t-Test
  • ANOVA
  • Interval Plot for Mean in procedures, including Description & Mean Summary
  • One-Sample, Paired-Sample & Two-Sample t-Test
  • ANOVA
  • Bar Chart for Mean in Mean Summary
  • Common Univariate Statistics in Description, Mean
  • Regression, Bivariate Correlation
  • Parametric Test
  • Nonparametric Tests
  • Post Hoc Interval Plot in ANOVA
  • Two-Way ANOVA
  • Test for Equal Variances
  • X'X (Hat) Matrix in Regression
  • Influential Data and Residuals in Regression
  • Residual Plots in Regression
  • Diagnostic Measures in Regression, including Residuals
  • Studentized Residuals
  • Jackknife Residuals
  • Cook's Distance
  • Leverage values
  • DFFITS
  • Fitted values
  • SE of Fitted values
  • CI of Fitted values
  • Stepwise Regression
  • Logistic Regression
  • Partial Correlation
  • Binomial Test
  • Fisher’s Exact Test
  • Paired Proportions
  • Two Independent Proportions
  • F-Test
  • Levene Test
  • Survival Analysis
  • Life Table
  • Kaplan-Meier
  • Log-Rank & Wilcoxon Test
  • Weibull Model
  • Cox Regression
  • Time Series
  • Autocorrelation
  • Box-Jenkins ARIMA
  • Exponential Smoothing

New in VisualStat 6.0.3261 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • F1 key on some dialog box
  • Enhancements:
  • Probability Densities Functions (PDF)
  • Cumulative Probabilities Functions (CDF)
  • Inverse Cumulative Probabilities Functions (InvCDF)

New in VisualStat 2003 Beta 1 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • RTF code in Output Window
  • Enhancements:
  • One-Way ANOVA
  • One-Sample t-Test
  • Paired-Samples t-Test
  • Independent-Samples t-Test
  • Wilcoxon Singed Rank Test
  • Wilcoxon Paired-Samples Test
  • Kolmogorov-Smirnov 1-Sample Test
  • Kolmogorov-Smirnov 2-Sample Test
  • Spearman Rank Correlation
  • Kendall Rank Correlation
  • Sign Test for Paired-Samples
  • Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test
  • Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
  • Pearson's Chi-Square Test on a two-way contingency table
  • McNemar’s Chi-Square Test on a two-way contingency table
  • Bowker's Chi-Square Test on a two-way contingency table
  • Likelihood-Ratio Chi-Square Test on a two-way contingency table
  • Pearson's Chi-Square Test on a crosstabulation of two categorical variables
  • McNemar’s Chi-Square Test on a crosstabulation of two categorical variables
  • Bowker's Chi-Square Test on a crosstabulation of two categorical variables
  • Likelihood-Ratio Chi-Square Test on a crosstabulation of two categorical variables
  • ChartSheet Wizard, with new ChartSheet engine
  • New ChartSheet Type: Stacking Bar
  • New ChartSheet Type: High Low
  • New ChartSheet Type: High Low Open Close
  • New ChartSheet Type: Candle
  • New ChartSheet Type: Polar
  • New ChartSheet Type: Radar
  • New ChartSheet Type: High Low Open Close
  • New ChartSheet Type: Filled Radar
  • New ChartSheet Type: Bubble
  • Full supports OLE drag and drop between VisualStat DataSheet and others Windows applications.
  • New Data Type: Number
  • New Data Type: Currency
  • New Data Type: Percentage
  • New Data Format: Negative Number, negative red, separator, Leading Zero
  • New Data Format: Negative Red
  • New Data Format: LeadingZero
  • New Data Format: Orientation
  • Protected DataSheet
  • Full supports Microsoft Jet 4.0 DataBase for import external files
  • Full support Microsoft ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
  • Provided with SPSS ODBC driver
  • Import Jet 4.0 DataDase : Lotus, DBase, Excel, Access, ... etc
  • Enhanced Load Text File, with full supports for Cell, Column and Row Delimiter
  • Export DataSheet to Unicode Text File, with full supports for Cell, Column and Row Delimiter
  • Export DataSheet to XML File
  • Enhanced export ChartSheet to JPEG file format, with Compressing, Encoding, GrayScale
  • Export ChartSheet to PNG file format
  • PrintPreview for Output Window
  • Detachable Task Bar
  • Performs Mean for Layer 1, Layer 2 and entire Population

New in VisualStat 5.1.0 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • The formula bar don't work properly when press = or the Enter key. This has been fixed.
  • When an error occurs in the Description module, VisualStat add an unexpected column at the end of the active DataSheet. This has been fixed.
  • Deactivate a XYPlot window and activate another one causes a trappable errors number 13. This has been fixed.
  • When user select a chart part using the chart toolbar, the corresponding part now become highlighted.

New in VisualStat 5.0.0 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • After perform Principal Components Analysis, the insertion point move at the top of the log window rather than move at the beginning of the printed results. This has been fixed.
  • The Result Tab of the CrossTabulation dialog box stay hidden. This has been fixed.
  • Enhancements:
  • Linear Regression, including all statistics you need: means and standard deviations of each variable in the analysis, plus a Covariance matrix and a Correlation matrix (with one-tailed significance level for each correlation). Model fit statistics include multiple R, R squared and adjusted R squared, standard error of the estimate, F-statistic, and an analysis-of-variance table. Confidence intervals for the coefficients are available.
  • Curve Estimation fits various types of mathematical functions to data, including Linear, Compound, Growth, Logarithmic, S-Model, Exponential, Inverse, Power
  • Bivariate Correlations provides either one-tailed or two-tailed significance tests for Pearson, Kendall tau-b and Spearman correlation coefficient. Additional statistics are available (mean, standard deviation, covariance).
  • Descriptive include additional univariate statistics: Kurtosis and Skewness.
  • Office XP-style menus and toolbar, with quick customization and flyout tools. Toolbars and menus are dockable, floating, popup, fixed and detachable.

New in VisualStat 4.1.2 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Windows XP users can now appreciate VisualStat's support of new XP features.

New in VisualStat 4.1.1 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • A class was not registered and cause Error 429 (ActiveX component can't create object) on starting VisualStat. This has been fixed.

New in VisualStat 4.1.0 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • Principal Components Analysis dialog box now works correctly when the number of columns in the DataSheet is less than 7.
  • When the VisualStat Recent List collection is empty, the enhanced Common Dialog doesn’t work correctly after adding new file in that collection. This has been fixed.
  • The combo box of the find windows now display the correct formatted text, especially when the searched text contain formatted data like separators char.
  • When you insert columns or paste data, it will sometimes cause two or more columns to have a same name. Because every column name must be unique, this has been fixed.
  • The StatusBar now display the correct cell position.
  • Enhancements:
  • Search engine now can find and replace empty or missing data.

New in VisualStat 4.0.0 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • OpenDialog now can open vst file when type file is *.*
  • When row header is empty (not initialized), enumerated character is now displayed in log journal and XYPlot.
  • Auto create category problem is fixed.
  • Enhancements:
  • Add icon on menu and popup menu.
  • Flatted controls in toolbars, like MS Office.
  • A short message appear on status bar when highlight menu.
  • Add detachable tool form for a quick color choice.
  • VisualStat can now save chart and plot in a standard JPEG image format.
  • Add Principal Components Analysis function.
  • Add Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering function, supporting up to six methods : Ward, Centroïd, Complete, Single, Average and Variance. End user can choose between either Chi-square or Euclidean metric.
  • Enhanced Common Dialog allows end user to have an all-in-one dialog box where he can type all needing options for open, save, import and export file operations.
  • Implement Full Screen function.
  • Can now delete a chart from the chart list.