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----------------------------------------------------------------------- STATHELP INSTALLATION & QUICKSTART INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________ | | | WELCOME TO STATHELP | | | | Featuring | | | | WATSTAT, LOOKUP, and RANDO | | | | A Trio of Statistical Tools | | for Both Novice and Expert | | Number Crunchers | | | | From Hawkeye Softworks | |___________________________________| CONTENTS Page ========================================================== Copyright Notice & Warranty Disclaimer ------------- 1 What is STATHELP? What's on the Disk?---------------- 2 About Shareware, the ASP, and the ASP Ombudsman ----- 3 About the Shareware Version of STATHELP ------------- 3 Registration Information ---------------------------- 4 Installation Instructions --------------------------- 5 Running the STATHELP Programs (Quick Start) -------- 7 Registration Form ---------------------------------- 10 ========================================================== ================ COPYRIGHT NOTICE ================ WATSTAT, LOOKUP and RANDO are Copyright 1991 by Hawkeye Softworks, 300 Golfview Ave., Iowa City, IA, 52246, All Rights Reserved. The windows and menus used in these programs were implemented with Vermont Views, a C language function library Copyright 1988, 1989 by Vermont Creative Software, Pinnacle Meadows, Richford, VT, 05476, All Rights Reserved. The programs were compressed and converted to a self-extracting archive file with software provided under licence by PKWARE, Inc., 7545 N. Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI, 53217. =================== WARRANTY DISCLAIMER =================== WATSTAT, LOOKUP, and RANDO, and the accompanying documentation carry no warranty, expressed or implied, as to their merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the copyright holder be liable for damages arising from the use of, or defects in, the STATHELP programs. Page 2 ====================================== WHAT IS STATHELP? WHAT'S ON THE DISK? ====================================== There are three self-contained programs that together make up the STATHELP package. They are: 1. WATSTAT -- A computerized STATISTICAL CONSULTANT that advises you on what statistical procedures to use. It first asks you a series of questions about your data, design, and analytical focus. Then, it displays a report advising you on what descriptive statistics and significance tests are likely to meet your needs. Optionally, this advisory report can be sent to your printer. A tutorial is provided for first-time users and HELP WINDOWS can be popped up whenever you need assistance. (We wanted to call this program "WHATSTAT," but someone else has already used that name.) 2. LOOKUP -- A program that calculates probabilities ("p-values) for five different statistical tests: z, t, F, Chi-Square, and the Binomial. LOOKUP replaces the tables found in the back of most statistics text- books and is more extensive than most such tables. 3. RANDO -- A program that generates several types of random numbers that can be used for random sampling, running simulations, randomly assign- ing experimental treatments, or even playing lotteries. It generates: 1) Uniformly distributed integers ranging between user-specified minimum and maximum values; 2) Uniformly distributed decimals ranging from 0.0 to 1.0; 3) Normally distributed numbers with Mean=0.0 and SD=1.0; 4) Normally distributed numbers with any Mean and Standard Deviation you specify; 5) random 1's and 0's with any user- specified proportion of 1's; 6) randomized orders of integers ranging from 1 to N, with maximum N=20; 7) "standard" lottery numbers, as used in "Lotto" games; and 8) "Pick N" lottery numbers, where numbers range from 0 to 9 and where duplications are allowed. All three STATHELP programs are menu-driven and provide help messages to guide every operation. If you have an EGA or VGA color monitor, menus and windows are displayed in a variety of colors. Some familiarity with statistical terms and concepts is required to use these programs appropriately, but if you've had an introductory course in statistics you should have little difficulty with them. "Quick start" information about running these programs is provided later in this README.1ST file. More complete operating instructions are provided in a text file called SHMANUAL.DOC, which will be copied to the disk you specify when you install the STATHELP programs, as explained below. You're probably anxious to install and run STATHELP, and we're just as anxious to have you try it out. But please take a few more moments to peruse the next few sections, which briefly explain about the shareware distribution system and the shareware version of STATHELP. This material is repeated in the user's manual (SHMANUAL.DOC)) mentioned above, so if you can't pause to read it now, you should read it in the manual. Page 3 =============================================== ABOUT SHAREWARE, THE ASP, AND THE ASP OMBUDSMAN =============================================== Shareware is a distribution method that gives you a chance to try out and evaluate software before buying it. If you find that the software meets your needs, and if you continue to use it after a reasonable evaluation period, you are expected to REGISTER with the author and pay a set fee. Shareware authors get no compensation from the distributors of their software; they are paid for their work only through registration fees. And shareware will continue to exist only if users support it. Hawkeye Softworks is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), an association for shareware authors and distributors, whose goals are to set standards for the shareware system and to educate its members and the public about shareware. ASP maintains an Ombudsman office to mediate disputes between ASP members and their customers, and has published the following statement regarding its Ombudsman service: The ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegan, MI, 49442, or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ======================================= ABOUT THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF STATHELP ======================================= The STATHELP programs on this disk are Shareware programs. Whether or not you register, you may make multiple copies these programs and distribute them freely to friends, user groups, computer bulletin boards, etc., so long as the following conditions are met: 1. Anyone distributing the STATHELP programs for any kind of remuneration must first contact Hawkeye Softworks, at the address given below, for authorization. This authorization will be granted automatically to distributors recognized by The Association of Shareware Professionals as adhering to its guidelines, and such distributors may begin offering STATHELP immediately. However, they must still notify Hawkeye Softworks, to ensure that they are supplied with the latest version of STATHELP. 2. The programs must be distributed in unaltered form; program names must not changed; and copyright notices must not be removed. 3. The file you are now reading, called README.1ST, and the file called SHMANUAL.DOC, must be distributed, in unaltered form, along with the programs. If STATHELP is distributed in compressed form, as you received it, the three files called SHZIPARC.EXE, SINSTALL.BAT, and README.1ST must all be distributed together, in unaltered form. We encourage you to pass copies of STATHELP to your friends for evaluation. When you do, please encourage them to register their copies if they intend to use them regularly. Page 4 ======================== REGISTRATION INFORMATION ======================== In accord with the Shareware concept, this version of the STATHELP package gives you the opportunity to try WATSTAT, LOOKUP, and RANDO at nominal cost. If you find that you like them and continue to use them, please print and fill out the REGISTRATION FORM provided at the end of this file and send it along with the Registration fee of $20 in U.S. dollars (or $10 if you are an enrolled student) to Hawkeye Softworks, at the address given on the REGISTRATION FORM. Registered users will receive: 1. The next update/revision of the STATHELP programs, as soon as available. (We expect to produce updates, with major enhancements, about once per year.) The next version of WATSTAT will provide references to standard textbooks where you can find more information about the procedures it recommends. The next LOOKUP will optionally report "critical values" for probabilities you specify and report proportions under the Normal curve between any two ordinates. The next RANDO will optionally send output to a file and allow you to merge RANDO output with your own data file. 2. A USER'S MANUAL for the revised version, containing a Glossary of all the statistical terms you'll need, as well as explaining how to use all the features of the STATHELP programs. (If you'd also like a laser-printed manual for your current version of STATHELP, which is the same as the SHMANUAL.DOC file that is supplied with the shareware version of STATHELP, just circle "YES" on the Registration Form.) 3. Free technical support, by mail or Fax, for a full year from the date your Registration is received. 4. Notices of new products from Hawkeye Softworks, at special discount prices for registered STATHELP users. ============ INSTALL NOW? ============ Installation instructions begin in the next section. We suggest that you merely skim them now, to get a general idea of what's involved, and then print a hard copy of this README.1ST file, so the instructions will be at your fingertips when you begin the installation. To print this file, type: PRINT README.1ST (then press the [ENTER]) Page 5 ========================= INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ========================= The STATHELP programs CANNOT be run from the distribution disk. They're compressed into a single archive file called SHZIPARC.EXE, and must be decompressed (Installed) before they can be run. For the curious: the name SHZIPARC.EXE is an acronym for STATHELP (SH) ZIP ARCHIVE (ZIPARC). It was created with PKWARE's archive program PKZIP and converted to a self-extracting archive with their ZIP2EXE program. Because it's an EXE file, SHZIPARC executes (extracts its own archived files) when you type its name. BUT DON'T DO THAT YOURSELF. We've provided a special installation program that executes SHZIPARC for you. Please read on. You should first make a backup copy of the distribution disk, using DOS's DISKCOPY command. Then, put the distribution disk in a safe place and use the backup for the installation procedure. The STATHELP programs require a total of about 470K bytes of disk space once they're decompressed, so they can all be installed on a single 3.5" or High Density 5.25" diskette. But you should install them on a hard disk if you have one, because they'll run much faster that way. If your computer has no hard drive and has only one or two 360K floppy drives, skip down to the special instructions given in the section called "INSTALLING STATHELP ON 360K FLOPPY DRIVES." The simplest way to install the STATHELP programs is to use the install batch file, called SINSTALL.BAT, which is supplied on the distribution disk. Put the backup disk you've just made into a diskette drive and make that drive "active" by typing the appropriate drive name. For example, if you want to install from drive A:, type: A: (and press the [ENTER] key). Then run SINSTALL by typing a command of the following form: SINSTALL FROM_DRIVE TO_DRIVE TO_DIRECTORY For example, if you want to install FROM the A: Drive TO the C: Drive, in a TO_DIRECTORY called STATHELP, you'd type: SINSTALL A: C: \STATHELP Then, SINSTALL will take care of all the installation details for you. It will catch most errors you may make and tell you how to correct them. If you forget any of the instructions given here, simply type SINSTALL, without any drive or directory names, and you'll get an on- screen synopsis on how to use the SINSTALL program. Always type a colon (:) after drive letters (e.g., A:) and type a backslash (\) preceding directory names (e.g., \STATHELP). If you're installing TO a hard drive, the STATHELP programs are always copied to a directory. If the TO_DIRECTORY you specify does not exist, it'll be created for you. If you don't specify a TO_DIRECTORY, Page 6 a directory with the default name, \STATHELP, will be created. You may specify a new directory to be nested under one that already exists; for example, you may specify \UTILS\STATHELP, where \UTILS already exists and \STATHELP is new sub-directory within it. If you're installing TO a floppy disk, you need not specify a TO_DIRECTORY. If you do, SINSTALL will simply ignore it. If you're installing FROM a floppy disk, SINSTALL will not allow you to install TO the same disk; e.g., you can't install FROM A: TO A:. INSTALL NOW? ------------ You should now have all the information you need to proceed with the installation. But first, you should at least skim the remainder of this file to see what it contains. Then, you'll know where to find help if you encounter problems, want to modify the installation, or need information about running the STATHELP programs. WHAT IF THE INSTALL PROGRAM WON'T WORK? --------------------------------------- If, after repeated tries, you can't get SINSTALL to work, you may be able to do the installation yourself, according to the instructions given below. IF YOU HAVE A HARD DRIVE First create a directory, e.g., \STATHELP, with DOS's MD command. Then change to that directory with the CD command and COPY all the files from the backup distribution disk to your new directory. Then, without changing directories, type: SHZIPARC (and press the [ENTER] key). If this doesn't work, chances are that the self-extracting archive file, SHZIPARC.EXE has been damaged. If it does work, you can delete SHZIPARC.EXE from the hard disk, since you'll have no further need for it. Use DOS's ERASE or DEL commands to delete SHZIPARC.EXE. IF YOU HAVE NO HARD DRIVE, BUT HAVE A 3.5" OR HIGH DENSITY 5.25" DRIVE First copy SHZIPARC.EXE from the backup distribution disk to a blank disk on this Drive. Make this Drive the "Active" Drive, by typing its name from the DOS command line, and then type: SHZIPARC (and press the [ENTER] key). If you get a "Disk Full" error, delete all the STATHELP files that SHZIPARC decompressed before the error occurred, since they may have been corrupted. Then, follow the instructions given for 360K floppies in the next section. If this installation was successful, you may want to delete SHZIPARC.EXE from the disk, so you'll have enough room to copy this README.1ST to it. INSTALLING STATHELP ON 360K FLOPPY DRIVES ----------------------------------------- Before proceeding with the installation explained below, consider asking someone who has a hard disk to install STATHELP on their machine Page 7 and to copy the files to 360K disks for you. Copy all files beginning with "W" to one floppy disk and all remaining files to a second. (All "W" files must be on the same disk in order to run WATSTAT.) Then, you can run WATSTAT from the first disk and LOOKUP and RANDO from the second. This is the easier way, but it's not much more difficult to install directly to 360K floppies, as shown below. Because the self-executing archive file, SHZIPARC.EXE, allows you to install one file at a time, you should be able to decompress all the files on 360K drives. IF YOU HAVE TWO 360K FLOPPY DRIVES Put the backup distribution disk in Drive A: and a blank diskette in Drive B:. Make B: the "Active" Drive, by typing B: from the DOS command line. Then, type: A:SHZIPARC W*.* (and press the [ENTER] key). This will decompress and copy all the WATSTAT files, those beginning with "W," to your B: Drive. Now, put a new blank diskette in the B: and type: A:SHZIPARC LOOKUP.EXE (and press the [ENTER] key). Wait for LOOKUP.EXE to be installed on B:, and then type: A:SHZIPARC RANDO.EXE (and press the [ENTER] key). Wait for RANDO.EXE to be installed on B:, and then type: A:SHZIPARC SHMANUAL.DOC (and press the [ENTER] key). Now, you're ready to run the STATHELP programs. Run WATSTAT from the first diskette and LOOKUP and RANDO from the second. IF YOU HAVE ONLY ONE 360K FLOPPY DRIVE You'll need to extract the STATHELP files one at a time, and copy each file to another disk before extracting the next. To do this, you'll need to know the names of all the files in the archive, so write down the eight file names listed below, and be sure to spell them exactly as given. WATSTAT.EXE WATSTAT.TXT WATSTAT.HLP WATSTAT.INX WATUT.EXE LOOKUP.EXE RANDO.EXE SHMANUAL.DOC Have 3 blank, formatted disks ready, and label them "Disk1," "Disk2", and "Disk3." Put the backup distribution disk in Drive A: and copy the archive file to Disk1 by typing: COPY SHZIPARC.EXE B: (and press the [ENTER] key). When DOS tells you, "Insert diskette for drive B: and strike any key when ready," replace the distribution disk with Disk1 and press a key. When it's finished copying, DOS will tell you to re-insert the distribution disk. And, if your computer has little memory, DOS may tell you to exchange disks again. When the copying is finished, insert Disk1 into the drive. Then, follow the 3 steps given below. Page 8 STEP 1 -- Extract the first file from the archive by typing: SHZIPARC WATSTAT.EXE (and press the [ENTER] key). STEP 2 -- With Disk1 still in the Drive, type: COPY WATSTAT.EXE B: (and press the [ENTER] key). When DOS tells you to "Insert diskette for drive B: ...," replace Disk1 with Disk2, and WATSTAT.EXE will be copied to Disk2. When this is done, remove Disk2 and insert Disk1. STEP 3 -- Delete WATSTAT.EXE from Disk1 by typing: DEL WATSTAT.EXE (and press the [ENTER] key). Now, you're ready to extract the next file. Repeat the above three steps, but substitute the name of the second file, WATSTAT.TXT, wherever the name WATSTAT.EXE is used above. Repeat the above three steps for the remaining files whose names begin with "W." When this is done, Disk2 will contain all the files needed to run WATSTAT. Label it appropriately and set it aside. Then extract the remaining files to Disk3 by repeating the above three steps, each time substituting the appropriate file name wherever "WATSTAT.EXE" is used. When this is done, Disk3 will contain all the files needed to run LOOKUP and RANDO, and will also contain the manual file, SHMANUAL.DOC. Label Disk3 appropriately, and you're finished with the installation. CHANGING THE INSTALLATION FOR LOOKUP (FOR HARD DISKS ONLY) ---------------------------------------------------------- The above installation is suitable at the outset, until you get familiar with the STATHELP programs. But later you'll find that one of the programs, LOOKUP, should be installed elsewhere: it's designed as a quick reference tool, and is handiest when it can be popped up from any directory you happen to be working in. This means that the file called LOOKUP.EXE should be moved to a directory that is on your SEARCH PATH. If you don't know which directories are on your SEARCH PATH, type "PATH" (without quotes) from the DOS command line. This will show you a list of directories that DOS searches when you try to run a program that isn't in the current directory. If you have a directory where you store miscellaneous utility programs and batch files, that would be the ideal place for LOOKUP. If there is no other appropriate directory on your SEARCH PATH, you may want to put LOOKUP in the root directory of your hard drive. Once you've decided where to move LOOKUP, change to that directory with the CD command and copy LOOKUP.EXE to that directory with the COPY command . For example, to copy from a directory "\STATHELP" on the C: drive, type: COPY C:\STATHELP\LOOKUP.EXE (and press the [ENTER] key). At this point you'll have two copies of LOOKUP.EXE on your hard disk, and you'll want to remove the extra copy from your original TO_Directory. Go to that directory with the DOS CD command and delete the extra copy of LOOKUP.EXE with DOS's DEL or ERASE commands. Page 9 PLEASE NOTE: The remaining STATHELP programs, WATSTAT and RANDO, should be kept where you originally installed them. WATSTAT must access a number of subsidiary files, and it must be run from the directory that contains all its files. On the other hand, RANDO may be moved to another directory, but it's probably best to keep it where you originally installed it, so you'll always remember where to find it. =========================================== RUNNING THE STATHELP PROGRAMS (Quick Start) =========================================== To run any one of the STATHELP programs, simply type its name: WATSTAT (and press the [ENTER] key), or LOOKUP (and press the [ENTER] key), or RANDO (and press the [ENTER] key). FOR HARD DISK USERS -- If the STATHELP programs are stored in a directory that is not the "active" ("default") directory, you'll need to go to that directory with DOS's CD command before typing a program name. (If you moved LOOKUP to a directory on the SEARCH PATH, as described in the preceding section, you can run LOOKUP from any drive or directory on your system LOOKUP.) The best way to learn about WATSTAT is to select "Run Tutorial" from its MENU. The tutorial takes only about 10 minutes, but tells you all you need to know about running WATSTAT. The best way to learn about LOOKUP and RANDO is simply by running them: after 15 minutes or so, you should be quite proficient. For more details on running the STATHELP programs, consult the manual file, SHMANUAL.DOC. It can be read by any text editor or word processor or sent to your printer with the DOS PRINT command. Page 10 The form below is for your convenience in registering. Just print it on a dot-matrix printer, fill it out, and send it along with $20 in US dollars ($10 for currently enrolled students) to the address given on the form. If you can't print the form, a hand-drawn facsimile will do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================== Mail to: Hawkeye Softworks STATHELP REGISTRATION FORM 300 Golfview Avenue ========================== Iowa City, IA 52246 NAME ________________________________________________ DATE: ________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ PHONE (Optional) __________________________ Would you like a laser-printed copy of SHMANUAL? YES NO (circle one) What is the Version Number displayed on your screen when you run: WATSTAT _______ LOOKUP _______ RANDO _______ [If you don't have the most current version, we'll automatically send one, in addition to the next upgrade.] Where did you get your shareware version of the STATHELP programs? [If from a dealer, please give their name & approximate purchase date.] __________________________________________________________________ What features would you like to see in subsequent versions of STATHELP? [Use reverse side or attach additional pages if needed. We value your views] _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When registering, feel free to include comments about the STATHELP programs and suggestions for improving them. If you are an instructor or student in a statistics course, please send information about your textbook, so we can include references to it in the next version of WATSTAT. User input will guide further development of the STATHELP programs and, we hope, lead to new programs to be added to the package. Whether or not you register, please also report any bugs you may find and provide as much detail as you can about them. That is, besides describing symptoms of a bug, explain what you were doing just before it occurred, whether it always occurs under certain conditions, what brand and model of computer and printer you have, what DOS version you're using, and what other software (particularly TSR's) may have been in your computer's memory at the time. If possible, print copies of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files and send those too. ********************************************************************** We believe that you'll find these programs educational and useful for serious and creative work. We're hopeful that you'll also find them fun to play with. Yes, statistics can be fun! **********************************************************************