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Oriana is a copyrighted shareware program produced by Kovach
Computing Services.  Descriptions and system requirements for
the software appear later in this document.  

Oriana may be freely copied and distributed, so long as the
following conditions are met: 

1) The program must be distributed in its entirety.  All the
   files listed in the FILES.LST file must be included. 

2) The program and documentation files must not be modified in
   any way.  In particular, all copyright messages must remain
   intact.

3) A fee may be charged for distribution so long as you
   clearly explain the shareware concept to recipients.  You
   must make it clear to users that they are buying an
   evaluation copy of the program and that they are required
   to register the program with Kovach Computing Services if
   they intend to continue using it.  You must not describe
   the software as "free" or "public domain". 

4) The documentation files must not be distributed in printed
   form.

5) Distribution in retail environments requires prior written
   permission from Kovach Computing Services.  We reserve the
   right to charge royalties for distribution in retail
   environments. 

6) Kovach Computing Services reserves the right to withdraw
   permission to distribute Oriana from any vendor at any time
   for any reason. 

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Dr. Warren L. Kovach
Kovach Computing Services
85 Nant-y-Felin
Pentraeth, Anglesey LL75 8UY
Wales, U.K.

phone/fax: +44-(0)1248-450414
e-mail: WarrenK@kovcomp.demon.co.uk
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Recommended archive name: ORIA100.ZIP     (or other archive type)
Category: Statistics, Mathematics, Science
Keywords: statistics, data analysis, circular statistics,
   orientation analysis, graphics 
Registration price: 85 UK pounds or US$125 + s&h
Registration incentives: the latest version of the program
   (without the shareware reminder messages at startup and on
   output); a full printed manual; notification of future
   versions as well as of other programs produced by Kovach
   Computing Services; special upgrade prices; technical
   support by phone, fax, e-mail or post 
Author is a charter member of STAR - Shareware Trade Association
   and Resources.


Short description:
Oriana - Circular/orientation stats for Windows, ver. 1.0

Medium Description: 
Oriana for Windows ver. 1.0 calculates the special forms of
sample and inter-sample statistics required for circular data
(e.g. directional data or time of day).  It also graphs your data
in a variety of ways, allowing you to easily demonstrate
patterns.  Oriana calculates the circular mean, length of the
mean vector, circular standard deviation and standard error, 95%
and 99% confidence limits, and Rayleigh's test of uniformity for
each sample in your data file.  Pairs of samples can be compared
with Watson's F-test for two circular means. The overall
distributions of two samples can be compared with Chi-squared
tests.  The data for each sample can be summarised with rose
diagrams or circular histograms as well as linear histograms.
The individual observations can be shown in raw data plots.
Uniformity plots allow you to assess whether the data depart from
a uniform distribution.

Long Description:
Are you working with directional data measured in degrees?
Perhaps your research involves looking at patterns in the time of
day of events.  These are circular data and require special types
of statistics.  If you want to analyse this type of data, then
Oriana is just what you need.

Oriana calculates the special forms of sample and inter-sample
statistics required for circular data.  It also graphs your data
in a variety of ways, allowing you to easily demonstrate
patterns.  Oriana calculates the circular mean, length of the
mean vector, circular standard deviation and standard error, 95%
and 99% confidence limits, and Rayleigh's test of uniformity for
each sample in your data file.  Pairs of samples can be compared
with Watson's F-test for two circular means.  The overall
distributions of two samples can be compared with Chi-squared
tests. Oriana can analyse up to 16,380 samples and 65,534
observations per sample, given adequate memory and disk space.
The data for each sample can be summarised with rose diagrams or
circular histograms as well as linear histograms.  The individual
observations can be shown in raw data plots.  Uniformity plots
allow you to assess whether the data depart from a uniform
distribution. You can also choose any Windows font to use for the
title and axis labels, as well as specifying a variety of other
options.

Oriana is a true Windows program, designed to be easy to use and
compatible with your other Windows applications.  It remembers
your previous choice of options, so that subsequent analyses can
be done in just a couple of mouse clicks or key presses.  Oriana
uses the new KCS desktop metaphor.  You can spread out your data,
the statistical results and several graphs in front of you while
you study them, just like paper on your desktop.  Try new graphs,
add new data, peruse the results, then print or save just those
that you need.  When you exit Oriana you can save the position
and contents of all the windows on your desktop.  Later you can
restore it to the same state.  Oriana lets you pick up where you
left off.  Multiple desktops can be saved for different projects.

Requirements: Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher, PC compatible
computer with 80386SX  or better, 2Mb RAM memory, 2.5 Mb disk
space.

