Frequently Asked Questions about BIOMstat

What is the current version and service release of BIOMstat? Version 3.30m. If you have a licensed copy of version 3.3 you can download the latest service release.
What changes have been made recently? Service release C fixed problems with user control of the number of decimal places in the listing of the input data -- especially when importing files from Excel. Release H fixed an install problem with non-English versions of Windows. Links to Exeter Software's www site were added to the help menu.
Is BIOMstat Y2K compliant?. Yes, it is since BIOMstat does not do anything with dates expect to display today's date in the listing windows. No computations are performed using dates so it does not matter whether 2 or 4 digits are used to represent the year.
Maximum size of data sets? There are a few limitations in the present implementation of BIOMstat. In most places the program using dynamic storage techniques so there are no explicit limits to the numbers of observations that can be processed. Several thousand should not be a problem. On the other hand, there is a limit of 100 groups and 100 variables.
Problems using BIOMstat? Please be sure to check whether a new service release is available. You will need a password (contact Exeter Software) and your present registration serial number. You can download the file and reinstall (you do not need to remove the present version). updates The Changes section of the help file lists the additions, changes, and problems fixed. The new features available in version 3.3 are also listed here.
Really stuck on a problem using BIOMstat? It is best to e-mail directly to F. James Rohlf, rather than to Exeter Software, for technical help. Please attach copies of your files so that the problem and its solution can be found more efficiently.

This file was last modified on 17 March 2003.