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Genstat
Original author(s)John Nelder
Developer(s)VSN International (VSNi)
Stable release
19.1 / December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12)[1]
Operating systemWindows
Available inEnglish
TypeStatistical package
Licenceproprietary
Websitewww.vsni.co.uk/software/Genstat

Genstat (General Statistics) is a statistical software package with data analysis capabilities, particularly in the field of agriculture.[2][3]

Since 1968, it has been developed by many scientific experts in Rothamsted Research, and has a user-friendly interface,[4] professional modular design, excellent linear mixed models[5] and graphic functions. Leading Genstat’s continued development and distribution is VSN International (VSNi),[6] which is owned by The Numerical Algorithms Group and Rothamsted Research.

Genstat is used in a number of research areas, including plant science, forestry, animal science, and medicine,[7] and is recognized by several world-class universities and enterprises.

Applications

Genstat’s statistical software can be applied to the following user areas:

Software product

File:Statistical methods in Genstat.jpg
Genstat includes statistical methods such as statistical tests, ANOVA, regression analysis, REML, etc.

Statistical features

See also

  • ASReml - is a statistical package which fits linear mixed models to large data sets with complex variance models using Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML).
  • BMS – Breeding Management Systems

References

  1. ^ What's New.
  2. ^ "AGRONOMIX Software inc., Software for plant breeding".
  3. ^ "The university of WARWICK".
  4. ^ The multivariate Social Scientist.
  5. ^ Mixed Models and Multilevel Data Structures in Agriculture.
  6. ^ "VSNi".
  7. ^ "The university of WARWICK".

Further reading

Payne, R. W. (2009). "Genstat". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics. 1 (2): 255–258. doi:10.1002/wics.32.

External links