GenStat
Encyclopedia
GenStat is a general statistical package. Early versions were developed for large mainframe
computers. Up until version 5, there was a Unix
binary available, and this continues to be used by many universities and research institutions. Later versions are available for the Windows
environment only.
GenStat was originally developed at the then Rothamsted Experimental Station
(now Rothamsted Research) by a team led by John Nelder
, and is programmed in Fortran
.
GenStat Discovery Edition is a free version of the statistical software GenStat. GenStat Discovery Edition 3 is available to non-commercial users throughout Africa and a range of developing countries outside Africa. Examples of users who qualify are students and lecturers of universities and staff of government research organisations or NGOs.
When you register for a license you will be asked for information about the status of the organisation which will be using the software to determine whether it qualifies for the free version.
It is developed by VSN International which is owned by The Numerical Algorithms Group
and Rothamsted Research.
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
computers. Up until version 5, there was a Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
binary available, and this continues to be used by many universities and research institutions. Later versions are available for the Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
environment only.
GenStat was originally developed at the then Rothamsted Experimental Station
Rothamsted Experimental Station
The Rothamsted Experimental Station, one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, is located at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, England. It is now known as Rothamsted Research...
(now Rothamsted Research) by a team led by John Nelder
John Nelder
John Ashworth Nelder FRS was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and statistical theory.-Contributions:...
, and is programmed in Fortran
Fortran
Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing...
.
GenStat Discovery Edition is a free version of the statistical software GenStat. GenStat Discovery Edition 3 is available to non-commercial users throughout Africa and a range of developing countries outside Africa. Examples of users who qualify are students and lecturers of universities and staff of government research organisations or NGOs.
When you register for a license you will be asked for information about the status of the organisation which will be using the software to determine whether it qualifies for the free version.
It is developed by VSN International which is owned by The Numerical Algorithms Group
Numerical Algorithms Group
The Numerical Algorithms Group is a software company which provides methods for the solution of mathematical and statistical problems, and offers services to users of HPC systems. Its products and services are employed by tens of thousands of users from Global 500 companies, universities,...
and Rothamsted Research.
External links
- GenStat homepage. VSN International.