Re: Software for PCs

From: "Paul Laub" <plaub@draco.rm.fccc.edu> Subject: Re: Software for PCs Date: 10 Oct 1997 01:51:14 -0400 Concerning software for NONMEM data processing on a PC, I have found the following three programs useful: 1. NMSEE, a FORTRAN program written by Alison Boeckmann of the NONMEM Project Group for data reduction. It compiles and runs well in DOS. This free program extracts the essential details from the often voluminous NONMEM output and writes them in a form easy to read or readily imported into a spreadsheet. 2. Perl, which is free and well documented. I write perl scripts to automate both the running and processing of NONMEM, which I run in DOS. Perl means "practical report and extraction language" and is an interpreted batch programming language. Though primarily meant for UNIX and its variants, there are version for Windows 95/NT as well as a 32 bit version for MSDOS. I use the later. Check out both www.perl.com and www.perl.org. 3. JMP, a statistics program with an intuitive, easy to use graphical interface. Yes, S-Plus is more powerful, but JMP is vastly easier to use. It is by far the best product I have used for data visualization. I still use S-Plus, but only when I have to. Mac and Windows versions of JMP exist. Developed by the SAS Institute, its algorithms are robust and dependable. It can be purchased for one time fee of ca. $600 (or much less with academic discount). See www.sas.com. Paul B. Laub Paul (Sisyphus) B. Laub mathematical modeling of biomedical data Dept. of Pharmacology 328 West Bldg. Fox Chase Cancer Center 7701 Burholme Ave. Phila. PA 19111 USA p_laub@fccc.edu (215)728-4743 (voice) (215) 728-2741 (fax)