Software Reviews : JMP Publisher: SAS Institute Inc.,SAS Circle,Box 8000,Cary,NC 27512-8000 (telephone: 919-677-8008) Year of Publication: 1989 Version Reviewed: i.o Materials: Two 3½-inch disks,456-page manual Price: $695 Corporate,$347.50 Academic,$89 Student Limited Application Version,additional discounts offered Machine Specificity: Apple Macintosh System Requirements: 1 MB RAM,2 MB recommended Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good to Excellent Documentation: Good

JMP is one of the best statistical management programs available to the Macintosh user in the social sciences. By presenting statistics in a graphic manner, one can intuitively grasp the meaning in one's data and discover interesting patterns on the monitor's screen. Its ability to manage data is outstanding. Statistical procedures also are automatically available at three levels of measurement appropriate for one's data. An impressive array of simple-to-invoke statistical tests are available for use and then presented in a unique visual-graphic manner which allows the user to explore the shape of the data on screen.