PSI-Plot version 9 new features (Show me in printer friendly format: plotnew.pdf)

• The new program is fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system and earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.

• Expanded data sheet capable of handling data up to 1,048,576 rows and 1024 columns.

• New fully functional report windows offer more flexible ways to edit mathematical and statistical manipulation results and exchange data with other windows and Windows applications.

• The new project environment links your data sheets, plot windows, and report windows together to provide a more efficient way to manage your research projects.

• The new program comes with a new powerful macro feature that allows you to record your data sheet operation in a user-defined macro file and use this macro for repeated procedures.

• New real-time plotting allows you to connect your edited plots with a dynamic data source and provides live updates of your plots to reflect the changes in the data.

• The new menu with graphics icon presentation provides more intuitive ways to navigate the new programs.

• New dialog box help system. Need help? hit the <F1> key.

• New data import capabilities, including support for MS Access format and Wave data format.

• New data management features include new column normalization methods, column combination, column separation, column statistics, handling missing cells, filling missing cells with linear or spline interpolated data, inserting data block, improved editing undo, and sorting multiple levels of unbalanced data.

• New and enhanced data fitting methods include new Poisson regression, improved simplex and Powell methods for user-defined fitting, expanded user-defined model, and over 100 pre-defined fitting models with smart model initialization.

• New mathematical and statistical features include Weibull analysis for failure rate, Kaplan-Meier survival and hazard estimates, and interactive function evaluation for arbitrarily user-specified functions.

• Enhanced dose-response analysis: calculation of LD/LC and its confidence intervals at any desired probability level (such as LD25, LD50, LD70,...).

• The expanded status line hint messages will report virtually all information regarding your mouse location such as screen position, axes coordinates, data values, data source, and many others.

• New document format control allows you to set the page mode, margin sizes, and many other options such as data title, time stamp, page count, etc.

• New plot wizard will create your desired plot in a more convenient and intuitive way.

• The improved OLE server functions allow you to insert your PSI graphics into word processors (such as Word) and PowerPoint reliably and then edit your PSI graphics inside these applications.

• Export graphs in PDF, PostScript and other commonly used graphics formats such as GIF, JPEG, TIFF, etc.

• Many new plot types: horizontal box plot, horizontal hi-lo charts, horizontal auto error bar charts, candlestick charts, survival curve, Nichols chart, floating column with variable widths and colors, 3D-scatter plot with user-specified symbol labels, polar bar charts, polar histogram charts, tableau plots for scattering curves and bar charts.

• Enhanced axis presentation features include new axis modes in the decibel (dB) and BER (Bit Error Ratio) scale and as well as prefix and suffix labels for axis tick marks.

• More user interactive controls on plots and data curves include calculating the area under a selected curve within user specified data ranges, adding multiple fitted curves to a scatter plot, and inserting user defined symbols into an existing plot.

• Enhanced graph editing includes improved multiple-level undo capability, fine-tuning a text object with super- and sub-script, new plotting tools, new line types, and using arrow keys to move a plotting object.

• For surface and 3D bar charts, the new program offers two different methods to create 3D mesh data for irregular data input.

• For the 3D surface and contour plot, the new program allows you the option of drawing the contour on the surface or on the projection plane.

• New cluster function plot allows you to plot a cluster of functions and the function plot model for plotting complicated multiple-lines functions.
   

• PSI-Plot version 8 is the biggest upgrade since version 4. The user interface for the new PSI-Plot was built on the newest Microsoft Foundation Class Library. The benefits of this new developing platform are overwhelming. It offers the most advanced industrial standard user interface. The new programs run faster and smoother under all Windows operating systems.
• The enhanced object linking and embedding (OLE) implementation allows you to insert your PSI graphics inside word processors (such as MS Word) and presentation programs (such as PowerPoint) seamlessly. The in-place editing feature offers you the power to edit your PSI graphics inside MS Word (or other word processing programs) and PowerPoint.
• With the new programs, you can directly export your plots in the most commonly used graphics formats (Postscript, EPS, WMF, EMW, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, and TIFF) with a few clicks of your mouse. For bitmap images (BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, and TIFF), you can set the desired resolution to satisfy your document publisher’s requirements.
• The newest versions of the programs use the HTML online help system with a user-friendly interface. The online help content has been totally rewritten with complete menu command references.
• The enhanced missing point handling and error control techniques make the new programs more robust for numerical calculation and data processing.
• The newly improved spreadsheet preview offers you the true WYSIWYG on your printout. The updated printing routines let you print your spreadsheets or graphs on virtually any printer supported by Windows.
• The new programs maximize the use of your mouse control and bring new power and convenience to your fingertips. The new programs use both of your mouse buttons and your mouse wheel for different tasks. The changeable cursor shapes make your plot editing easier and more enjoyable.
• New plot types include three commonly used box and whisker plots: the skeleton boxplot, fenced boxplot, and percentile boxplot. The ternary plot supports user-defined symbol colors and styles for each plotted data point.
• Numerous new and enhanced features in data management and manipulation:
  • Automatic file type detection for data importation.
  • Drag-and-drop operation.
  • Additional built-in math functions.
  • Simultaneous mathematical transformation with multiple equations.
  • Interpolation procedure for handling missing points and multiple-values problems.
  • Advanced methods for creating 3D mesh data.
  • Curve fitting with user specified constraints on the parameters.
  • Multilevel data sorting
  • Logistic regression (or curve fitting).
  • Multiple linear curve fitting.
  • Stepwised multiple linear curve fitting.
  • Butterworth digital signal filters.
  • Enhanced matrix manipulation.
  • Hints for speed buttons.
  • User’s remarks on a data sheet and on each column.
• Many new and improved features in plot creation and editing:
  • New multiple level undo.
  • User predefined colors for symbol sequence, line sequence, surface color, and bar chart patterns.
  • Changeable mouse cursor for editing graphs. As you move the mouse over various areas of your graph, the cursor will change into ten different shapes.
  • Additional multiple layer control.
  • Advanced algorithms for creating smooth 3D surface and 3D bar plots.
  • New text object allows you put a shadow in four different positions at various depths in any color.
  • Enhanced legend editor.
  • Three commonly used box and whisker plot types: skeleton boxplot, fenced boxplot, and percentile boxplot.
  • 3D scatter plot with user controllable symbol color, style, and size for each plotted data point.
  • Ternary plot supporting user defined symbol colors and styles for each plotted data point.
  • Hints for speed buttons and the tool box.
  • Conversion from color plot to gray scale.
  • Global change of line size for all plotting objects.
  • Global change of symbol size for all curves.
• Revised users’ handbook.