MedCalc

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MedCalc
MedCalc screenshot
Developed by	MedCalc Software
Latest release	9.5.2 / 2008
OS	Windows
Genre	Statistical analysis
License	proprietary
Website	www.medcalc.be

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, CSV, ...). It includes ROC curve analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival plots, Bland-Altman plot, as well as Deming and Passing & Bablok regression for method comparison.

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.

[edit] 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.

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.