MedCalc
MedCalc is a statistical software package designed for the biomedical sciences.[2][3][4] It has an integrated spreadsheet for data input and can import files in several formats (Excel, SPSS, CSV, ...).
Developer(s) | MedCalc Software |
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Stable release | 19.3
/ May 24, 2020[1] |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Statistical analysis |
License | proprietary |
Website | www.medcalc.org |
MedCalc includes basic parametric and non-parametric statistical procedures and graphs such as descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Mann–Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, χ2 test, correlation, linear as well as non-linear regression, logistic regression, and multivariate statistics.[5]
Survival analysis includes Cox regression (Proportional hazards model) and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis.
Procedures for method evaluation and method comparison include ROC curve analysis,[6] Bland–Altman plot,[7] as well as Deming and Passing–Bablok regression.[8]
The software also includes reference interval estimation,[9] meta-analysis and sample size calculations.
The first DOS version of MedCalc was released in April 1993 and the first version for Windows was available in November 1996.
Version 15.2 introduced a user-interface in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian and Spanish.
SciStat.com web app
SciStat.com is a web app that uses a web interface in the foreground and uses the MedCalc Windows application in the background to do the calculations.[10] The results and graphs are displayed in the browser.
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. doi:10.1373/49.3.433
- 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.
See also
- List of statistical packages
- Comparison of statistical packages
References
- https://www.medcalc.org/history.php
- Chun, Jin-Ho (2014). DR Chun’s ‘Edge’ Health·Medical Statistics, 2 LEAD or 2 be leaded?. Seoul: Panmun Education. ISBN 979-11-85305-57-8.
- Zhihui, Li (2018). MedCalc Statistical Analysis Methodology and Application/Statistical Analysis Series Paperback (Chinese edition). Seoul: Electronic Industry Press. ISBN 978-7121338694.
- Eunsil Choi, Jiyoung Lyu, Jinyoung Park, Hae-Young Kim (2014). "Statistical methods used in articles published by the Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science". Journal of periodontal & implant science. 44 (6): 288–292. doi:10.5051/jpis.2014.44.6.288. PMC 4284377. PMID 25568809.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Sarma, K.V.S.; Vishnu Vardhan, Rudravaram (2018). Multivariate Statistics Made Simple: A Practical Approach. Boca Raton, FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN 978-0-4298-7787-2.
- Krzanowski, Wojtek J.; Hand, David J. (2009). ROC Curves for Continuous Data. Boca Raton, FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN 978-1-4398-0021-8.
- Hanneman SK (2008). "Design, analysis, and interpretation of method-comparison studies". AACN Advanced Critical Care. 19 (2): 223–234. doi:10.1097/01.AACN.0000318125.41512.a3. PMC 2944826. PMID 18560291.
- Lidija Bilić-Zulle (2011). "Comparison of methods: Passing and Bablok regression". Biochemica Medica. 21 (1): 49–52. doi:10.11613/BM.2011.010.
- Bosa Mirjanic-Azaric, Sanja Avram, Tanja Stojakovic-Jelisavac, Darja Stojanovic, Mira Petkovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Svetlana Ignjatovic, and Marina Stojanov (2017). "Direct Estimation of Reference Intervals for Thyroid Parameters in the Republic of Srpska". Journal of Medical Biochemistry. 36 (2): 137–144. doi:10.1515/jomb-2017-0008. PMC 5471646. PMID 28680357.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "SciStat.com description". MedCalc Software bv. Retrieved 2 June 2020.