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NOTE TO OUR MANY WONDERFUL CUSTOMERS:
STATISTICS EXPLAINED is now available as a FLASH MX-based program. All users of any previous version of STATISTICS EXPLAINED are welcome to switch to the new version -- you can use it online right now, or contact us by email or phone for download instructions, to obtain the program on CD-ROM. Also, current users should contact us for a password for full access.
The new version runs on any typical modern platform with a full-color monitor and 1024 by 768 screen resolution (the previous version only ran in DOS and pre-XP Windows platforms). We feel that there is no need for anyone to use any of the older versions (pre-4.20.22, to be exact).
STATISTICS EXPLAINED makes a great gift for that struggling college student you know!
Anyone can run the new version with the guest password, which allows full access to the first 50 modules (about 1/2 the program), as well as to the Glossary of Statistical Terms and the Statistical Tables, all integrated into one easy-to-use tutorial, written entirely in FLASH MX (the STATISTICAL GLOSSARY OF TERMS is actually now compressed into one self-running 750K SWF!).
The new version also contains a progress meter to track your progress through all the screens of the project. Now, THAT's useful! We've also added more navigation controls. And one small typo was also found, and fixed*.
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/elearning/index.html
Thank you for your many years of support!
* For versions 2.16 and earlier (non-FLASH based versions, that is:) Group 3, Section 10, Module 56, Screen 2, 4th line, Y should have a tilde (~) above it, added after version 2.16 (the final non-flash-based version. All versions prior to 4.20.22 but after 2.16 are Beta versions of the FLASH MX program, and should be discarded. Note that because the 705 individual screens of the original program were nearly all simply captured as grapahical images, you can be assured that new typos were not introduced in the conversion process!
IF YOU ARE RUNNING AN OLDER (DOS-BASED) VERSION OF STATISTICS EXPLAINED -- PLEASE UPGRADE! CONTACT US FOR UPGRADE INFORMTION (upgrades are free).
Below is the information on how to install the old version. This is being left here for a few months so that those with a legitimate, urgent need to create a shortcut for the old version can do so.
Modern FLASH MX-based users can -- and should -- ignore the following instructions:
How to create a shortcut for STATISTICS EXPLAINED
in Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98
STATISTICS EXPLAINED
is available on CD ROM or it can be downloaded from the Internet using "secured
transactions".. After unzipping (decompressing) the program, it can often be
immediately run by executing either the batch file called STATS.BAT or the actual
executable program called STATS.EXE. In some instances, however, you will be
need to create a Windows "shortcut" to tell Windows to release the proper
resources to the program. Also, a shortcut makes it easy to start the program
whenever you want by clicking on its icon in Windows. Creating a Windows shortcut
is very easy to do.
STEPS TO CREATING A SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP:
Right-click any open space on your desktop.
Left-click on the option new.
Left-click on the option shortcut. Windows will open up a create shortcut window.
Left-click on the browse icon. Look in your CD-ROM drive (or on your hard drive, if you have previously installed the program) to find the STATS.BAT program. You can also probably run the STATS.EXE program directly, but a batch file, STATS.BAT is the normal entry-point to the program.
Left-click on the option next.If you want you can change the Program Name in the next box to STATISTICS EXPLAINED. It's the name that will appear under the icon.
Left-click on the option finish. At this point, your shortcut will be made and Windows will probably have automatically "picked up" the STATS.ICO icon off the disk.
Right-click on the new icon itself.
Left-click on the option properties. The Properties window will open.
Left-click on the tab program. Here, you will want to set the option run to maximized (if this option is grayed out, you can come back to it later). Also, place a check mark on Close on exit.
Left-click on the option Advanced. This brings up the Advanced Program Settings window.
Place a check mark in the option Prevent MS-DOS-based programs from detecting Windows. It is possible that your system may need you to choose one of the other options, but for now, this one is most likely to succeed.
Left-click on the option OK to accept the Advanced Program Settings options. This will put you back in the Properties menu.
Left-click on the tab memory. Here, normally "Auto" will work for all settings (Conventional Memory, Initial Environment, EMS, XMS, and Protected-mode (DPMI) memory). However, you may explicitly give the program EMS or XMS memory depending on your needs. Either will work. The program will run with a minimum of 1984K of either EMS or XMS memory, which is used to view all the video and animation clips. The program normally requires about 512K of Conventional Memory but most systems supply that much with the "Auto" setting. In some cases, however, you might need to set this up to 540K or even higher, if you get errors indicating you do not have enough memory. The option Protected in the conventional memory settings area can normally be checked or left unchecked, but if you experience problems trying to run STATISTICS EXPLAINED, you might need to try the opposite setting.
Left-click on the tab screen.
Under the Usage box, place a check mark to run in Full Screen. The other options on this tab’s screen can be left as is.
Click Ok to accept and close the window.
That’s it!
Your program should run reliably from now on. If you are running the program directly from the CD-ROM and later choose to install the program on your hard drive, you will have to go into the shortcut and change the drive and path access information in the Program tab of the properties window to reflect the new location.
The directory the program installs itself in will be \P11\STATS\V#PT## on whatever drive you choose, where # and ## are the major and minor version numbers, respectively. The program may also be installed in ANY directory by simply manually copying all the files in the \P11\STATS\V#PT## directory on the CD-ROM to a new directory.
If you have any difficulties, please refer first to the "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions) web pages at our web site. Many of these documents are also on the CD-ROM itself and can be read with any browser. Our web site will always have the latest versions of these documents and the most current information for technical support, upgrades, and new products.
If you still have any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us directly by email (the preferred method), or by phone, fax, or letter.
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