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Table of Contents
SigmaPlot 12 New Features ....................................................................................................................................5
New Features and Improvements ....................................................................................................................... 5
Microsoft Office Style Ribbons ........................................................................................................................ 5
New Property Browser .................................................................................................................................... 5
User Interface Improvements ......................................................................................................................... 5
Improved Graph Page Navigation ................................................................................................................... 5
Worksheet Improvements .............................................................................................................................. 5
Report Improvements ..................................................................................................................................... 6
New Curve Fitting Features ............................................................................................................................. 6
New Statistics Features ................................................................................................................................... 6
New Analysis and Transform Language Features ........................................................................................... 7
New Graphing Features .................................................................................................................................. 7
Application Support Features ......................................................................................................................... 7
Macro Support Features ................................................................................................................................. 7
Details of the New Features in version 12 ..............................................................................................................8
NEW USER INTERFACE FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 8
Feature #1: Microsoft Office Style Ribbons ................................................................................................... 8
Feature #2: New Property Browser................................................................................................................ 8
Feature #3: New Tabbed Window Views ....................................................................................................... 8
Feature #4: New Docking Panel Guides ......................................................................................................... 8
Feature #5: New Tabbed Groups ................................................................................................................... 8
Feature #6: New Mini-Toolbars ..................................................................................................................... 9
Feature #7: New Quick Access Toolbar .......................................................................................................... 9
NEW GRAPHING FEATURES ............................................................................................................................... 10
Feature #1: Enhanced Graphics Features from GDI+ ................................................................................... 10
Feature #2: Radar Graph. ............................................................................................................................. 10
Feature #3: Dot density graph. .................................................................................................................... 10
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Feature #4: ScaleGraph macro ..................................................................................................................... 10
Feature #5: Multiple zoom and pan controls on the status bar................................................................... 10
Feature #7: Middle mouse wheel scrolling .................................................................................................. 10
NEW DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS FEATURES ............................................................................................ 11
Feature #1: The Enzyme Kinetics Analysis Module is now included ........................................................... 11
Feature #2: Worksheet row and column titles from the transform language ............................................. 11
Feature #3: New Root() and Implicit() transform functions ......................................................................... 11
Feature #4: Curve fitting weight variables may now be specified generally ............................................... 11
Feature #5: Parameter covariance matrix and confidence intervals added to nonlinear regression reports
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Feature #6: Improvements in post-hoc testing in ANOVA ........................................................................... 12
Feature #7: Non-parametric one sample t-test ........................................................................................... 12
Feature #8: Deming regression ..................................................................................................................... 12
Feature #9: Normal distribution comparison ............................................................................................... 12
Feature #10: Parallel line analysis ................................................................................................................. 12
Feature #11: Bland-Altman method comparison technique ........................................................................ 12
NEW WORKSHEET FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 14
Feature #1: Worksheet mini-toolbar ............................................................................................................ 14
Feature #2: Zoom enabled worksheet .......................................................................................................... 14
Feature #3: Quick transforms are saved and shown in Property Browser ................................................... 14
Feature #4: Middle mouse wheel scrolls worksheet .................................................................................... 14
Feature #5: Formatted text in worksheet cells ............................................................................................. 14
NEW REPORT FEATURES ................................................................................................................................... 15
Feature #1: Custom tables in report ............................................................................................................. 15
Feature #2: Zoom enabled report ................................................................................................................ 15
Feature #3: Both vertical and horizontal rulers exist .................................................................................... 15
Feature #4: Control report background color ............................................................................................... 15
Feature #5: PDF button added ...................................................................................................................... 15
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Feature #6: Drag and drop Word content to report page ........................................................................... 15
NEW GENERAL FEATURES ................................................................................................................................. 16
Feature #1: Automatic transfer of user options ........................................................................................... 16
Feature #2: New Automation features ........................................................................................................ 16
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SigmaPlot 12 New Features
NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
MICROSOFT OFFICE STYLE RIBBONS
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Context sensitive feature grouping for enhanced functionality and ease of use.
Expanded tooltips that include hot keys.
High resolution button icons.
Alt Key Tips provide visual display of keyboard shortcuts.
NEW PROPERTY BROWSER
o New graph object and property browser. Object selection in the graph is
displayed in the object window and the object’s properties displayed in the
property window.
o Dynamic Update provides immediate graph redraw with property change. No
Ok or Apply button press required.
o Property group styles may be copied and applied across like groups thus
simplifying property specification.
o New window show/hide buttons for window real-estate management.
USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS
o New tabbed window views enables quick window management (selection,
closing, grouping)
o New docking panel guides providing simple window placement. This includes
the Graph Gallery, Templates, Layouts, Object and Properties windows.
o Group open windows into tabbed groups either vertically or horizontally. This
collects like windows for easy comparison and better window management.
o Object-specific mini toolbars are displayed adjacent to selected graph,
worksheet and report objects. This allows rapid editing of object properties.
o Customizable Quick Access Toolbar for frequently used user-specific controls.
IMPROVED GRAPH PAGE NAVIGATION
o Zoom, pan, +/- controls and zoom dialog & slider always available on status
bar.
o Drag graph with "hand" mouse cursor.
o Quick window scrolling with middle mouse wheel.
WORKSHEET IMPROVEMENTS
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Mini tool bar for worksheet cell editing.
Zoom enabled worksheet.
Quick Transforms list in Property Browser Object Window.
Quick worksheet window scrolling with middle mouse wheel.
Formatted text in worksheet cells. Text in worksheet can contain super and
subscripts, Greek letters, etc. and this can be used in tick labels.
REPORT IMPROVEMENTS
o Insert tables with pre-defined styles or customize completely.
o Copy/Paste tabular data both ways between the SigmaPlot report and Excel
worksheet.
o Zoom enabled report.
o Vertical and horizontal rulers.
o Ability to change the report background color
o Explicit icon in Graph Output ribbon for frequently used PDF export which is
enhanced by a new version of the report engine.
o Drag and Drop Word 2007 and Word 2010 content directly to the report page.
NEW CURVE FITTING FEATURES
o Weight variables may now be specified quite generally as functions of the
parameters. Therefore these weights will change at each iteration. As special
cases this includes weighting by predicted values, weighting as a function of
residuals (for robust regression) and weighting as any function of the
parameters.
o Parameter covariance matrix and parameter confidence intervals added to
nonlinear regression reports.
o Implicit function curve fitting gives the ability to compute predicted values
that are defined implicitly by the fit model.
NEW STATISTICS FEATURES
o Non-parametric one sample t-test.
o Deming regression allows for errors in both x and y variables – a technique for
method comparison.
o Normal distribution comparison with graph and statistics for preliminary
quality control analysis.
o Parallel line analysis to determine if linear regression slopes and intercepts are
different.
o Bland-Altman graph and statistics for method comparison.
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o Improvements in post-hoc testing for multi-factor ANOVAs including Pvalues for Dunnett’s test and more accurate statistics for multiple comparisons
in 3-Way ANOVA.
NEW ANALYSIS AND TRANSFORM LANGUAGE FEATURES
o Enzyme kinetics analysis module included.
o Worksheet row and column titles may now be set from the Transform language
statements.
o New Root() and Implicit() functions for solving equations.
NEW GRAPHING FEATURES
o GDI+ support to provide enhanced graphics features.
Color gradients available for almost all objects including area fills and
lines.
Anti-aliasing eliminates jagged lines.
Area object and line transparency
o Radar graph with sub-types: scatter, line, vector, area, line & error band
o Dot histogram graph
o ScaleGraph macro that allows scrolling through time-series data.
APPLICATION SUPPORT FEATURES
o Automatic transfer of Version 12 user options during software upgrade.
MACRO SUPPORT FEATURES
o Graph page measurement units’ specification.
o Automatic legend state specification.
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Details of the New Features in version 12
NEW USER INTERFACE FEATURES
FEATURE #1: MICROSOFT OFFICE STYLE RIBBONS
Description: Ribbons provide context sensitive feature grouping for enhanced functionality
and ease of use. These include high resolution button icons. Pressing the Alt key displays
Key Tips for those who use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. Also hot keys are
displayed in expanded tooltips.
FEATURE #2: NEW PROPERTY BROWSER
Description: The new graph object and property browser is shown below. Object selection
in the graph is displayed in the upper Page Objects window and the object’s properties
displayed in the Object Properties window below. The user selects an object on the graph
which is then displayed in the Page Objects window and its properties are displayed in a list
below.
Upon selecting or changing a property the graph updates immediately with no
clicking of Ok or Apply required. This feature is called the Dynamic Update.
Property group styles may be copied and applied across like groups thus
simplifying property specification. New window show/hide/Auto hide buttons are
seen in the upper right corner of the windows above. These are used for window
real-estate management.
FEATURE #3: NEW TABBED WINDOW VIEWS
Description: New tabbed window views enable quick window management (selection,
closing, grouping).
FEATURE #4: NEW DOCKING PANEL GUIDES
Description: New docking panel guides providing simple window placement. This
includes the Graph Gallery, Templates, Layouts, Object and Properties windows. Simply
move the window and cursor over the appropriate guide and release the mouse button.
FEATURE #5: NEW TABBED GROUPS
Description: Group open windows into tabbed groups either vertically or horizontally.
This collects like windows for easy comparison and better window management.
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FEATURE #6: NEW MINI-TOOLBARS
Description: Object-specific mini toolbars are displayed adjacent to selected graph,
worksheet and report objects. This allows rapid editing of object properties. For example,
right click an area in the graph and change the fill color using the paint pot icon.
FEATURE #7: NEW QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR
Description: Customizable Quick Access Toolbar for frequently used user-specific
controls. The Close All control will close all windows enabling quick workspace cleanup.
The New Notebook control will open a new notebook.
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NEW GRAPHING FEATURES
FEATURE #1: ENHANCED GRAPHICS FEATURES FROM GDI+
Description: The improved customizable GDI+ graphics software support provides
enhanced graphics features:
a. Color gradients available for almost all objects including area fills and
lines.
b. Anti-aliasing eliminates jagged lines.
c. Area object and line transparency
Transparent symbols can be used to show the “mass” of overlapping
objects.
FEATURE #2: RADAR GRAPH.
Description: The radar graph allows plotting of multiple variables. The following subtypes
are available:: scatter, line, vector, area, line & error band.
FEATURE #3: DOT DENSITY GRAPH.
Description: The dot density graph is a histogram of data points. SigmaPlot’s
implementation allows the comparison of multiple dot density plots with additional
descriptive plots that include mean lines, median lines, box plots and percentile lines.
FEATURE #4: SCALEGRAPH MACRO
Description: The ScaleGraph macro allows scrolling through time-series data.
FEATURE #5: MULTIPLE ZOOM AND PAN CONTROLS ON THE STATUS BAR
Description: Zoom, pan, +/- controls and zoom dialog & slider always available on status
bar. The status bar shows the hand cursor for panning followed by the custom zoom
magnifying glass icon and then the +/- buttons for 10% zoom changes and the zoom slider.
FEATURE #7: MIDDLE MOUSE WHEEL SCROLLING
Description: Quick window scrolling using the middle mouse wheel. Just select the
window and scroll that window with the mouse wheel.
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NEW DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS FEATURES
FEATURE #1: THE ENZYME KINETICS ANALYSIS MODULE IS NOW INCLUDED
Description: The Enzyme Kinetics analysis features are permanently included in SigmaPlot,
and the current Enzyme Kinetics Module that we presently sell will be discontinued. This
change has price advantages for the customer by removing the need to purchase two
programs to gain the plotting and analysis features from both under one interface. This
addition will also make SigmaPlot more competitive with other products on the market,
like Origin, Prism, IGOR, and even Excel since it will provide features that none of them
have.
FEATURE #2: WORKSHEET ROW AND COLUMN TITLES FROM THE TRANSFORM
LANGUAGE
Description: This seemingly minor feature makes transforms more useful since the results
can now be annotated with column titles. Thus users can return to a notebook at a later
date and determine what created the columns in the worksheet rather than, in some
cases, have absolutely no idea.
FEATURE #3: NEW ROOT() AND IMPLICIT() TRANSFORM FUNCTIONS
Description: As an example for root() you might want to find the x values for which
tan(x)=1. You would use the root() function in the transform language to do this. Implicit()
on the other hand allows you to find y values for functions where you can’t write y
explicitly in terms of x. For example, y = 2*x is explicit since given x = 3 you can compute
directly that y = 6. But y = x + x*tan(y) is implicit in y since, with y on both sides of the
equation, given an x you can’t find y directly. The implicit() function allows you to find y.
Implict can be very useful in curve fitting functions where the equation you want to fit is
implicit. An example of this occurs in drug synergy problems where the use of one drug
causes the second drug to have a more potent effect.
FEATURE #4: CURVE FITTING WEIGHT VARIABLES MAY NOW BE SPECIFIED GENERALLY
Description: Weight variables may now be specified quite generally as functions of the
parameters. These weights will therefore change at each iteration of the curve fitter. As
special cases this general specification includes:
a. weighting by predicted values (a commonly requested feature)
b. weighting as a function of residuals (for robust regression)
c. weighting as any function of the parameters (used by those that have measured
their experiment errors in detail or know them from other’s work)
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FEATURE #5: PARAMETER COVARIANCE MATRIX AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS ADDED
TO NONLINEAR REGRESSION REPORTS
Description: Users who do curve fitting will sometimes want these statistics and they have
been requested by users. Both can be used to obtain estimates of the error in the
parameters of a curve fit.
FEATURE #6: IMPROVEMENTS IN POST-HOC TESTING IN ANOVA
Description: Users Improvements in post-hoc testing for multi-factor ANOVAs including
P-values for Dunnett’s test and more accurate statistics for multiple comparisons in 3-Way
ANOVA.
FEATURE #7: NON-PARAMETRIC ONE SAMPLE T-TEST
Description: This statistic has been added to the list in the Statistics ribbon. The prior
existing parametric one sample t-test was used to determine if the mean value in a column
of data was significantly different from a single value entered by the user. The new nonparametric one sample t-test determines if the median value in a column of data is
significantly different from a single value entered by the user.
FEATURE #8: DEMING REGRESSION
Description: Deming regression allows for errors in both x and y variables – a technique for
method comparison where the x data is from one method and the y data the other. The
graph compares the two methods to determine if they are different or the same. A report
(not shown) gives statistical results.
FEATURE #9: NORMAL DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
Description: For a preliminary quality control analysis the engineer might collect data and
quickly look at it assuming it is normally distributed. By examining the mean and variance
(and other statistics) he or she can quickly determine if a problem exists. The analysis in
SigmaPlot produces a graph for visual interpretation and a report for numerical
examination.
FEATURE #10: PARALLEL LINE ANALYSIS
Description: Parallel line analysis determines if linear regression slopes and intercepts of
multiple data sets are significantly different.
FEATURE #11: BLAND-ALTMAN METHOD COMPARISON TECHNIQUE
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Description: The Bland-Altman graph and statistics is another approach to method
comparison. One graph compares the results of measurements using both methods.
Another graph uses a technique developed by Bland and Altman to determine if the two
methods are the same.
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NEW WORKSHEET FEATURES
FEATURE #1: WORKSHEET MINI-TOOLBAR
Description: A right-click mini-toolbar is available for worksheet cell editing.
FEATURE #2: ZOOM ENABLED WORKSHEET
Description: All zoom controls on the status bar control the worksheet zoom level
FEATURE #3: QUICK TRANSFORMS ARE SAVED AND SHOWN IN PROPERTY BROWSER
Description: Quick transforms that are run on a worksheet are saved with the worksheet
and listed in the Property Browser. They can then be rerun from this list.
FEATURE #4: MIDDLE MOUSE WHEEL SCROLLS WORKSHEET
Description: The middle mouse wheel can now be used to scroll the worksheet.
FEATURE #5: FORMATTED TEXT IN WORKSHEET CELLS
Description: Text in the worksheet can now be formatted with super and subscript, bold,
Greek letters, etc. and can be used in tick labels.
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NEW REPORT FEATURES
FEATURE #1: CUSTOM TABLES IN REPORT
Description: Tables with predefined styles or user-customized may be placed in the report.
Data in the table may be copy and pasted to or from an Excel worksheet.
FEATURE #2: ZOOM ENABLED REPORT
Description: All zoom controls on the status bar determine the zoom level in the report.
FEATURE #3: BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RULERS EXIST
Description: The report has been improved by providing both vertical and horizontal rulers
(only one existed prior to this).
FEATURE #4: CONTROL REPORT BACKGROUND COLOR
Description: The report background color may be changed.
FEATURE #5: PDF BUTTON ADDED
Description: PDF output is frequently used so a button specifically for this output has been
added in the Graph Output ribbon. Also PDF export has been enhanced by the use of a new
version of the report engine.
FEATURE #6: DRAG AND DROP WORD CONTENT TO REPORT PAGE
Description: Word 2007 and 2010 content may now be drag and dropped directly to the
report page.
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NEW GENERAL FEATURES
FEATURE #1: AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF USER OPTIONS
Description: Users want their previously-set options to be maintained when they upgrade to
a patch or new version. This very frequently requested feature has now been added for
Version 12 and higher.
FEATURE #2: NEW AUTOMATION FEATURES
Description: The graph page measurement units (“inches”, “millimeters”, “points”) is now
available for use in macros. Users can now control use of macros internationally. Also the
legend state (on, off) may now be controlled.
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