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Evaluation of Graphics Packages for PCs


Plotting Options

Feature Stanford Graphics DeltaGraph Origin Sigmaplot
Ignore missing observations Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extrapolation No Yes Yes No
Interpolation        
Linear Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spline Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parametric Yes No No Yes
Error Bars        
From data Yes Yes Yes Yes
Percent errors No Yes Yes No
Plus/minus constant No Yes No No
Standard error Yes Yes No Yes
Standard deviation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Positive, negative, or both Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bidirectional error bars Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asymmetrical error bars Yes Yes Yes Yes
Curve Fitting        
Linear Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polynomial (2nd order or higher) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exponential Yes Yes Yes Yes
Logarithmic Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hyperbolic Yes Yes Yes Yes
Total fit functions available 7 ~20 claims 200 > 100
User Defined Fits No Yes Yes Yes
Plot directly mathematical functions Yes No Yes No
Plot confidence intervals for mean y (or y) as 95% and 99% confidence lines No No Yes Yes
Graph curve data to file Yes Indirectly Yes Yes