MedCalc
MedCalc is a statistical software package designed for the biomedical sciences. It has an integrated spreadsheet for data input and can import files in several formats (Excel, SPSS, CSV, ...).
Developer(s) | MedCalc Software |
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Stable release | 19.3
/ May 24, 2020[1] |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Statistical analysis |
License | proprietary |
Website | www.medcalc.org |
MedCalc includes basic parametric and non-parametric statistical procedures and graphs such as descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Mann–Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, χ2 test, correlation, linear as well as non-linear regression, logistic regression, etc. [2]
Survival analysis includes Cox regression (Proportional hazards model) and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis.
Procedures for method evaluation and method comparison include ROC curve analysis, Bland–Altman plot[3], as well as Deming and Passing–Bablok regression.
The software also includes meta-analysis and sample size calculations.
The first DOS version of MedCalc was released in April 1993 and the first version for Windows was available in November 1996. On 7 March 2007, version 9.3 obtained the Certified for Windows Vista logo. [4]
Version 15.2 introduced a user-interface in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian and Spanish.
SciStat.com web app
SciStat.com is a web app that uses a web interface in the foreground and uses the MedCalc Windows application in the background to do the calculations.[5] The results and graphs are displayed in the browser.
Reviews
- Stephan C, Wesseling S, Schink T, Jung K. “Comparison of eight computer programs for receiver-operating characteristic analysis.” Clinical Chemistry 2003;49:433-439. doi:10.1373/49.3.433
- Lukic IK. “MedCalc Version 7.0.0.2. Software Review.” Croatian Medical Journal 2003;44:120-121.
- Garber C. “MedCalc Software for Statistics in Medicine. Software review.” Clinical Chemistry, 1998;44:1370.
- Petrovecki M. “MedCalc for Windows. Software Review.” Croatian Medical Journal, 1997;38:178.
See also
- List of statistical packages
- Comparison of statistical packages
References
- https://www.medcalc.org/history.php
- "MedCalc statistical features". MedCalc Software bv. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Hanneman SK (2008). "Design, analysis, and interpretation of method-comparison studies". AACN Advanced Critical Care. 19 (2): 223–234. doi:10.1097/01.AACN.0000318125.41512.a3. PMC 2944826. PMID 18560291.
- "MedCalc certification results" (PDF). Veritest. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- "SciStat.com description". MedCalc Software bv. Retrieved 2 June 2020.