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SigmaPlot Overview
What can SigmaPlot do for you? 
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SigmaPlot software helps you quickly create exact graphs
SigmaPlot graphing software from SYSTAT takes you beyond simple spreadsheets to help you show off your work clearly and precisely. With SigmaPlot, you can produce high-quality graphs without spending hours in front of a computer. SigmaPlot offers seamless Microsoft Office integration, so you can easily access data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and present your results in Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations.
Graphing software that makes data visualization easy
Graph creation starts with SigmaPlot's award-winning interface. Take advantage of industry-standard menu design, menu toolbars, right mouse button support and graph preferences. Select the graph type you want to create from the Graph Toolbar's easy-to-read icons. The interactive Graph Wizard leads you through every step of graph creation. You get compelling, publication-quality charts and graphs in no time. SigmaPlot offers more options for charting, modeling and graphing your technical data than any other graphics software package.
Compare and contrast trends in your data by creating multiple axes per graph, multiple graphs per page and multiple pages per worksheet. Accurately arrange multiple graphs on a page using built-in templates or your own page layouts with SigmaPlot's WYSIWYG page layout and zoom features.
More
than 100 2-D and 3-D technical
graph types
From simple 2-D scatter plots to compelling contour plots, SigmaPlot gives you the exact technical graph type you need for your demanding research. And, to help you see interactions in your 3-D data, SigmaPlot powerfully renders multiple intersecting 3-D meshes with hidden line removal. With so many different chart and graph types to choose from, you can always find the best visual representation of your data.
Customize every detail of your charts and graphs
SigmaPlot offers the flexibility to customize every detail of your graph. You can add axis breaks, standard or asymmetric error bars and symbols; change colors, fonts, line thickness and more. Double-click on any graph element to launch the Graph Properties dialog box. Modify your graph, chart or diagram further by pasting an equation, symbol, map, picture, illustration or other image into your presentation.
Quickly Plot your Data from Existing Graph Templates in the Graph Style Gallery
Save all of the attributes of your favorite graph style in the new Graph Style Gallery. Add greater speed and efficiency to your analysis by quickly recalling an existing graph type you need and applying its style to your current dataset.
- Quickly save any graph with all graph properties as a style and add a bitmap image to the gallery
- No need to be an expert, create customized graphs in no time with the Graph Gallery
- Choose an image from the Graph Style Gallery to quickly plot your data using an existing graph template
- Save time by using a predetermined style to create a graph of the data
- Avoid re-creating complex graphs
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Publish your charts and graphs anywhere
Create stunning slides, display your graphs in reports or further customize your graphs in drawing packages. Save graphs for publication in a technical journal, article or paper with SigmaPlot's wide range of graphic export options. Presenting and publishing your results has never been easier - or looked this good. Create customized reports with SigmaPlot's Report Editor or embed your graphs in any OLE container - word processors, Microsoft PowerPoint or graphics program. Just double click your graph to edit directly inside your document. Quickly send your high-resolution graphs online to share with others. |
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Share high-quality graphs and data on the Web
Export your graphs as high-resolution, dynamic Web pages - not simple GIF or JPEG files. Viewers can explore data used to create graphs and zoom, pan or print images at full resolution directly from a Web Browser. Automatically generate active Web objects from your graphs or embed the objects within other Web pages.
- Share the data behind your graphs with colleagues and students
- Enable colleagues to print your full report from your intranet or Web site directly from their browsers - without compromising the quality of the graphs
- Create an optional password while exporting your graph to limit data access to authorized users
- Produce Web documents without knowing HTML, or embed SigmaPlot Web object graphs in existing HTML files to create interactive electronic reports
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Graphing software that also delivers the data analysis tools you need to draw solid conclusions
Data Analysis Doesn't Get Any Easier
SigmaPlot provides all the fundamental tools you need to analyze your data from basic statistics to advanced mathematical calculations. Click a toolbar button to instantly generate summary statistics including 95% and 99% confidence intervals. Run t-tests, linear and non-linear regressions with ease. You can fit a curve or plot a function and get a report of the results in seconds. Use built-in transforms to massage your data and create a unique chart, diagram or figure. With SigmaPlot - it's all so simple!
Use SigmaPlot within Microsoft Excel
Access SigmaPlot right from your active Microsoft Excel worksheet. Tedious cut-and-paste data preparation steps are eliminated when you launch SigmaPlot's Graph Wizard right from the Excel toolbar. Use Excel in-cell formulas, pivot tables, macros and date or time formats without worry. Keep your data and graphs in one convenient file. |
Use the Regression Wizard to fit data easily and accurately
Fitting your data is easy with the SigmaPlot Regression Wizard. The Regression Wizard automatically determines your initial parameters, writes a statistical report, saves your equation to your SigmaPlot Notebook, and adds your results to existing graphs or creates a new one! The Regression Wizard accurately fits nearly any equation - piecewise continuous, multifunctional, weighted, Boolean functions and more - up to 10 variables and 25 parameters. You can even add your own powerful curve fits to the Regression Wizard. |
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Plot ANY mathematical function
Plotting user-defined and parameterized equations is only a mouseclick away with the Function Plotter. Just type the function or select one from the built-in library and specify the parameters and the range. It's that simple! Create your own built-in functions and save them for future use. Plot functions on new or existing graphs or plot multiple functions simultaneously using different parameter values. Save plotted X and Y results to the worksheet. |
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Maximize your Productivity with SigmaPlot's Automation |
Automate
Complex Repetitive Tasks
Create macros in no time with SigmaPlot's easy-to-use macro language. Not a programmer? No problem. With SigmaPlot, you can record macros by point-and-click with the macro recorder. Use macros to acquire your data, execute powerful analytical methods, and create industry-specific or field-specific graphs. Use built-in macros as provided or use these macros as a base to quickly create your own macros.
Share the power of SigmaPlot with less-experienced users by using macros to tailor the SigmaPlot interface for your particular application. Create custom dialog boxes, menu choices and forms to help guide novice users through a session. |
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Tap
into SigmaPlot's powerful capabilities
from within other applications
Call on SigmaPlot's
functionality from external sources
that have Visual Basic embedded
including Microsoft Word and Microsoft
Excel or custom software applications.
Analyze and graph your data using
SigmaPlot within those applications.
For example, you can run a Visual
Basic script in Microsoft Word
or Excel that calls on SigmaPlot
to generate and embed your graph
in the document. SigmaPlot's OLE2
automation provides unlimited flexibility. |
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Graphing Features
Choose from a wide range of graph types to best present your results
SigmaPlot provides more than 100 different
2-D and 3-D graph types. From simple 2-D
scatter plots to compelling contour plots,
SigmaPlot gives you the exact technical
graph type you need for your demanding
research. With so many options, you can
always find the best visual representation
of your data.
For more information
about SigmaPlot´s graphing capability, please check
out our graphing page. [top]
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| Statistical
Analysis
Statistical Analysis is no longer a daunting task
SigmaPlot now offers
almost 50 of the most frequently used statistical
tests in scientific research by integrating
SigmaStat into one application. Suggestion
of the most appropriate statistical tests is offered.
Raw and indexed data formats are accepted
to avoid data reformatting. Violation of data assumptions
is checked in the background. Reports with
descriptive interpretations are generated and graphs
specific to each test may be created. [top]
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For
more information about our statistical analysis
features, click
here.
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| Global Curve Fitting
SigmaPlot now employs an
all new user interface allowing users to
easily setup a global curve fit. SigmaPlot
also gives users the ability to easily share
one or more equation parameters across multiple
data sets. Click here for
more about
Curve Fitting
and Regression Analysis. Click
here for
a step-by-step tutorial about Curve
Fitting Using SigmaPlot.[top] |
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| SigmaPlot
now has Complete Advisory Statistical
Analysis Features
SigmaPlot is now a complete graphing AND
an advisory statistics suite. All of the
advanced statistical analysis found in the
package known as SigmaStat have now been
incorporated into SigmaPlot along with
several new statistical features. SigmaPlot
guides users through every step of the
analysis and performs powerful statistical
analysis without the user being a statistical
expert. More... [top] |
| Standard
Curves Macro
In addition to the EC50 value already computed,
the user can also compute other user-entered
EC values such as EC40 and EC60 and compute
them instantly. Two five-parameter logistic
functions have also been added and the Dynamic
Curve Fitting feature included to help solve
difficult curve fitting problems. [top] |
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| Improved 3D Graph Customization
In earlier versions of SigmaPlot, almost
all objects in a 2D graph were selectable
with just a mouse click. However, almost
all objects in a 3D graph were not. SigmaPlot
now adds mouse selectability of all 3D
graph objects with the ability to customize
all 3D objects. [top] |
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Share high-quality graphs and data
on the Web
Export your graphs as high-resolution, dynamic
Web pages - not simple GIF or JPEG files.
Viewers can explore data used to create graphs
and zoom, pan or print images at full resolution
directly from a Web Browser. Automatically
generate active Web objects from your graphs
or embed the objects within other Web pages.
- Share the data behind your graphs with
colleagues and students
- Enable colleagues to print your full
report from your intranet or Web site directly
from their browsers - without compromising
the quality of the graphs
- Create an optional password while exporting
your graph to limit data access to authorized
users
- Produce Web documents without knowing
HTML or embed SigmaPlot Web object graphs
within HTML files to create interactive
electronic reports [top]
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Automatic Updating of Quick Transforms
Each worksheet can hold a list of user defined
transforms that will automatically be re-run
whenever the transform input data has changed.
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| Pre-Formatted
Worksheets
Lets say you would like to start by selecting
a particular kind of graph but you don´t
know how to set up the worksheet to achieve
it. SigmaPlot lets the user select a graph
first and then gives the user a pre-formatted
worksheet to structure their data. The data
entered into the worksheet is immediately
displayed on the graph. This feature can
demonstrate to the user the strong relationship
between the data format and the graph type.
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| Publish
Your Charts and Graphs Anywhere
Create stunning slides, display your graphs
in reports or further customize your graphs
in drawing packages. Save graphs for publication
in a technical journal, article or paper
with SigmaPlot's wide range of graphic export
options. Presenting and publishing your results
has never been easier - or looked this good.
Create customized reports with SigmaPlot's
Report Editor or embed your graphs in any
OLE container - word processors, Microsoft
PowerPoint or graphics program. Just double
click your graph to edit directly inside
your document. Quickly send your high-resolution
graphs online to share with others. [top] |
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| SigmaPlot´s Notebook Functionality
- Can hold SigmaPlot worksheets, Excel
worksheets, reports, documents, regression
wizard equations, graph pages, and macros.
- New dialog-bar-based notebook that has
several states: docks, resizable, hide-able,
summary information mode, etc.
- Browser-like notebook functionality that
supports drag-n-drop capabilities
- Direct-editing of notebook summary information
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Are
you thinking of creating a paperless lab
but with a standardized and compliant Electronic
Lab Notebook? Try
SigmaCERF
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Import / Export Features
Import
- Axon Binary, Axon Text, ASCII Plain,
Comma and general import filter, 1-2-3T,
Symphony T, Quattro T, Excel, dBASE E,
DIF, SigmaPlot for DOS 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, SigmaPlot
1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 for Windows,
SigmaPlot 4.1 and 5.0 for Macintosh data
worksheets, SYSTAT, SigmaScan Pro, SigmaScan,
SigmaScan Image, Mocha
- Import and ODBC compliant database
- Run SQL queries on tables and selectively
import information
- Import Excel 2007 files directly into
SigmaPlot
Export
- ASCII Text, Tabbed, Comma, 1-2-3T, Excel,
DIF, SigmaPlot 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 for Windows,
SigmaPlot 5.0 for Macintosh data worksheets,
SigmaScan Pro
- PDF and HTML export of graphs and reports
- Visual Basic compatible programming using
built-in macro language interface
- Macro recorder to save and play-back
operations
- Full automation object support - use
Visual Basic to create your own SigmaPlot-based
applications
- Run built-in macros or create and add
your own scripts
- Add menu commands and create dialog boxes
- Toolbox menu: helpful macros appear as
a separate menu item
- Export graph to PowerPoint Slide (macro)
- New 'Insert Graph to Microsoft Word'
Toolbox macro
- New keyboard shortcuts in the Graph Properties
and most Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts
in the worksheet [top]
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Automate Routine and Complex Tasks
- Visual Basic compatible programming using built-in macro language interface
- Macro recorder to save and play-back operations
- Full automation object support - use Visual Basic to create your own SigmaPlot-based applications
- Run built-in macros or create and add your own scripts
- Add menu commands and create dialog boxes
- Toolbox menu: helpful macros appear as a separate menu item
- Export graph to PowerPoint Slide (macro)
- New 'Insert Graph to Microsoft Word' Toolbox macro
- New keyboard shortcuts in the Graph Properties
and most Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts in the
worksheet [top]
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| Symbol Types
- Over 100 symbol types
- 30 new symbol types that include half-filled
and BMW styles
- Edit font when using text as symbol
- Access new symbols directly from graph
properties dialog, toolbar, legend page
and the symbol dialog box
- More line types such as dash and gap
patterns
- More fill patterns for bar charts and
area plots, that can be independently set
from the line color [top]
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| SigmaPlot Report Editor
- Cut and paste or use OLE to combine all
the important aspects of your analysis
into one document.
- Choose from a wide range
of styles, sizes and colors from any
system font
- Export to most word processors.
- Add decimal tabs, tab leader, true date/time fields
- Auto-numbering
- Improved formatting ruler [top]
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| Page Layout and Annotation Options
- OLE 2 container and server
- Automatic or manual legends
- True WYSIWYG
- Multiline text editor
- Multiple curves and plots on one graph
- Multiple axes on one graph
- Arrange graphs with built-in templates
- Multiple levels of zooming and custom zooming
- Scale graph to any size
- Resize graphic elements proportionally with resizing graph
- Alignment and position tools
- Draw lines, ellipses, boxes, arrows
- Layering options
- Over 16 million custom colors
- Inset graphs inside one another
- Selection of graph objects
- Right-click property editing
- Right-click property editing for 3D Graphs
- Color schemes
- Paste graphic objects from other [top]
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