Blog Release notes, how-tos and statistical explainers from the Analyse-it team, newest first.
- 2026
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Analyse-it 6.22 released: Install without administrator rights
Until now, installing Analyse-it needed administrator rights. On many laboratory and company computers that meant asking IT to install it for you, and asking again for every update. From version 6.22, you don’t need to.
- 2023
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A New Year. A New Edition
Last year was a productive year for Analyse-it, with the addition of survival analysis functions Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox's proportional hazards regression .
- 2022
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Analyse-it 6.10: Survival Analysis and other improvements
We’re happy to announce a couple of major additions to the Analyse-it Ultimate edition: Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox’s proportional hazards survival model. There are also improvements for users of other editions.
- 2021
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Analyse-it 5.90: Support for the updated CLSI EP6-Ed2 protocol and inverse predictions
Recently we’ve been busy updating Analyse-it to stay aligned with the latest updates to the CLSI protocols, and added a new inverse prediction feature.
- 2020
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Analyse-it 5.50 to 5.65: Recent improvements
We've been busy making lots of improvements to Analyse-it recently, so we thought we'd highlight the significant new and improved features.
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Calculating the detection limit for a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay using Analyse-it
Recent improvements to the Analyse-it Method Validation edition, in version 5.50 and later, include the addition of probit regression. Probit regression is useful when establishing the detection limit (LoD) for an RT-qPCR assay.
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Calculating PPA/NPA agreement measures using Analyse-it
Following our last blog post, today, we will show how to calculate binary agreement using the Analyse-it Method Validation edition. The CLSI EP12: User Protocol for Evaluation of Qualitative Test Performance protocol is a useful companion resource for laboratories and diagnostic…
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Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity) versus agreement (PPA/NPA) statistics
Due to COVID-19, there is currently a lot of interest surrounding the sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test. These terms relate to the accuracy of a test in diagnosing an illness or condition.
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Establishing the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity/specificity) of a test using Analyse-it
It is important in diagnostic accuracy studies that the true clinical state of the patient is known. For example, in developing a SARS-CoV-2 anti-body test, for the positive subgroup, you might enlist subjects who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test and clinically confirmed…
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Why the diagnostic test 'accuracy' statistic is useless
In our last post, we mentioned that the 'accuracy' statistic, also known as the probability of a correct result, was a useless measure for diagnostic test performance. Today we'll explain why.
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Sensitivity/Specificity and The Importance of Predictive Values for a diagnostic test
There’s currently a lot of press attention surrounding the finger-prick antibody IgG/IgM strip test to detect if a person has had COVID-19. Here in the UK companies are buying them to test their staff, and some in the media are asking why the government hasn’t made millions of…
- 2019
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Latest Analyse-it improvements – round-up
We’ve been busy over the last few months adding various new features and improvements to Analyse-it.
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Training and consultancy for Analyse-it
Our focus at Analyse-it has always been on the development and improvement of our software. While we provide extensive help, tutorials, and technical support for Analyse-it, one area we do not cover is training and consultancy.
- 2018
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Analyse-it 5.10 released: Save and re-apply filters
It’s been a long-requested feature, and today we’re happy to announce that Analyse-it version 5.10 now includes the ability to save the dataset filter with an analysis and re-apply it on recalculation.
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Microsoft Windows, Office 2016, multiple monitor DPI awareness - and Analyse-it's missing user interface
Update 19-Sep-2019: Unfortunately this continues to be an issue for some users and unfortunately there is currently no solution from Microsoft except to suggest the use of compatibility mode as detailed below.
- 2017
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Analyse-it is 20-years old!
Today marks the 20th birthday of Analyse-it. It was December 1997 when we shipped the first disks containing Analyse-it to paying customers. In some ways it seems just like yesterday, but in other respects software development and Analyse-it has come so far in those 20-years.
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Analyse-it 4.90 released: Prediction intervals, EP14-A3 and EP30-A
Prediction intervals on Deming regression are a major new feature in the Analyse-it Method Validation Edition version 4.90, just released.
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Parameter estimation
Often we collect a sample of data not to make statements about that particular sample but to generalize our statements to say something about the population.
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Analyse-it 4.80 in-depth: The revamped documentation
As we mentioned last week in the post announcing Analyse-it 4.80, in this release we took the opportunity to revamp the documentation.
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Analyse-it 4.80 released: ANOVA, ANCOVA and revamped documentation
Last week we released version 4.80 of Analyse-it. The new release includes multi-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, and Cronbach’s Alpha in the Standard edition, and since every licence includes the Standard edition, these features are available to all users.
- 2016
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Analyse-it 4.60 released: 3 nested factor precision
Today we released version 4.60 of the Analyse-it Method Validation edition. The new release now includes 3 nested-factor precision analysis, which extends Analyse-it’s support for CLSI EP05-A3 multi-laboratory precision studies.
- 2015
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Announcing the Analyse-it Quality Control & Improvement Edition
The Analyse-it Quality Control and Improvement Edition is now officially available. You can download a free trial and buy it online at https://analyse-it.com/products/quality-control/
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Analyse-it 4.20 released: Support for Excel 2016
Microsoft officially released Office 2016 a couple of days ago, and Analyse-it version 4.20 now adds support for Excel 2016.
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The numerical accuracy of Analyse-it against the NIST StRD
A critical feature of any analytical and statistical software is accuracy. You are making decisions based on the statistics obtained and you need to know you can rely on them.
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Analyse-it 4.0 released: Support for CLSI guidelines, and Measurement Systems Analysis
Today we released version 4.0 of the Analyse-it Method Validation edition. This is a major new release with many new features and improvements.
- 2014
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A sombre note: Professor Rick Jones
The recent of passing of Professor Rick Jones (see Rick Jones obituary) caused me to reflect on the past.
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Analyse-it 3.80 released: Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Today we released version 3.80 of the Analyse-it Standard edition. The new release includes Principal Component Analysis (PCA), an extension to the multivariate analysis already available in Analyse-it.
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Recent improvements in Analyse-it 3.76 and our first video tutorial!
If you follow us on Facebook you will no doubt already know about the recent improvements in the Analyse-it Method Validation edition and the release of our first video tutorial.
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Analyse-it 3.70 released: improved multiple comparisons, confidence interval data bars, mean-mean plot, and save fit model variables back to the dataset
Today we released version 3.70 of Analyse-it. The new version includes many new features which some of you may have read about on our Facebook page over the last few weeks:
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Our software development and validation process
Probably the greatest concern when using statistical software is reliability. Is the software producing accurate, numerically correct results that have been validated?
- 2013
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Version 3.60 now includes repeat-measures ANOVA and Friedman tests
We have just released version 3.60 of the Analyse-it Standard edition. It now includes repeat-measures ANOVA and Friedman tests in the Compare Pairs analysis.
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Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5 is now available
Today we released the Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5. The software is feature complete, validated, and includes documentation. It supports Excel 2007, Excel 2010 (32- and 64-bit) and Excel 2013 (32- and 64-bit).
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Join the Analyse-it Method Evaluation 3.5 public beta test and earn a free upgrade!
The Analyse-it Method Validation Edition version 3.50 has now been released, see Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5 is now available.
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Analyse-it Method Evaluation Edition 3.5 alpha 3 now available
The Analyse-it Method Validation Edition version 3.50 has now been released, see Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5 is now available.
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Analyse-it Method Evaluation Edition 3.5 alpha 2 now available
The Analyse-it Method Validation Edition version 3.50 has now been released, see Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5 is now available.
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Announcing the Analyse-it Method Evaluation Edition 3.5
The Analyse-it Method Validation Edition version 3.50 has now been released, see Analyse-it Method Validation edition version 3.5 is now available.
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Quantile and percentile formulas: why Excel, R and SAS give different answers
What is a sample quantile or percentile? Take the 0.25 quantile (also known as the 25th percentile, or 1st quartile) -- it defines the value (let’s call it x) for a random variable, such that the probability that a random observation of the variable is less than x is 0.25 (25%…
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Analyse-it 3.10 now includes a statistical reference guide
Yesterday we improved the help in the Analyse-it Standard Edition and added a statistical reference guide. The guide tells you about the statistical procedures in Analyse-it, with help on using and understanding the plots and statistics.
- 2012
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Analyse-it Standard Edition 3.0 Improvements make it a Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Statistical Software
Leeds, England (PRWEB) October 03, 2012 -- Analyse-it Software, Ltd. today announced a major new release of their popular statistical analysis software, Analyse-it®.
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Analyse-it Standard Edition 3.0 release candidate now available
The Analyse-it Standard Edition version 3.00 is now available, see Analyse-it Standard Edition to purchase a licence or download a trial.
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Analyse-it Standard Edition 3.0 final beta and technical specification
The Analyse-it Standard Edition version 3.00 is now available, see Analyse-it Standard Edition to purchase a licence or download a trial.
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Join the Analyse-it Standard Edition 3.0 beta!
The Analyse-it Standard Edition version 3.00 is now available, see Analyse-it Standard Edition to purchase a licence or download a trial.
- 2011
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Announcing Analyse-it Standard Edition 3.0
The Analyse-it Standard Edition version 3.00 is now available, see Analyse-it Standard Edition to purchase a licence or download a trial.
- 2010
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Analyse-it 2.22 adds support for Excel 2010
The Analyse-it Standard Edition version 3.00 now supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Excel 2010. For more information see Analyse-it Standard Edition .
- 2009
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Microsoft launches Windows 7
Yesterday Microsoft launched Windows 7. It’s the next version of Windows, following on from Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000.
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Analyse-it 2.20 released
Today we released the latest update to Analyse-it, version 2.20, which includes some minor fixes and major improvements. The major improvements affect users of Excel 2007, though we recommend all users download this update for the minor fixes included.
- 2008
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Price change: VAT reduced to 15%
The British government recently announced a 2.5% reduction in VAT (sales tax) on goods purchased from the United Kingdom (see where we are based). UK VAT was previously 17.5%, but from the 1st December 2008 until the end of 2009 it has been reduced to 15%.
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Numbers stored as text in Excel, and why SUM ignores them
In clearly titling this blog post, we’ve probably already revealed the answer, but... Can you spot the difference between the two rows of values in the Excel spreadsheet shown below?
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Analyse-it speeds Method Validation at National Laboratory
Today we’re delighted to publish the second case study into the use of Analyse-it. The case study features a national clinical laboratory in the USA that offers more than 2,000 tests and combinations to major commercial and government laboratories.
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Normal quantile plots and Q-Q plots: how to read them
In a previous post, Testing the assumption of Normality, we explained the tests provided in Analyse-it to determine if a sample has normal distribution. In that post, we mentioned that although hypothesis tests are useful you should not solely rely on them.
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Using INDIRECT to refer to cells on Analyse-it analysis reports
A customer contacted us last week to ask how to refer to cells on an Analyse-it report worksheet, from a formula on another worksheet. The customer often used Analyse-it's refresh feature, to repeat the statistical analysis and update the statistics, and direct references to…
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Analyse-it Cuts Project Time in Half at Swiss Lab
Today we’re delighted to publish the first case study into the use of Analyse-it. Marco Balerna Ph.D., a Clinical Chemist at the EOC (Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale) in Switzerland, used Analyse-it when replacing the clinical chemistry and immunological analysers in EOC’s…
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Analyse-it 2.12 released
Last Friday we released the latest update to Analyse-it, version 2.12 -- a minor update, providing fixes to minor issues recently reported by customers. The update is available free.
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How to print a chart on a full page in Excel
Although the charts in Analyse-it are large so they’re easy to read when printed, sometimes you need to print a chart to fill the full page. You can do so easily, without resizing the chart, in just a few steps:
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EURO now accepted
We’re pleased to announce that from today we can accept payment in EUROs. You can now see prices for Analyse-it in EUROs, as well as British Pounds sterling, and US dollars (for customers in the USA & Canada).
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Identifying what, when and who analysed it
Identifying what was analysed, when, and by who, is the first step in understanding any Analyse-it report. The top rows of each Analyse-it report provide you with this information.
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Unfiled reports, Collate, and Analyse-it 3
In May this year, we surveyed users of the Analyse-it Method Evaluation edition to gain insight into how we can improve Analyse-it in future. Thank you to all those who responded.
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Testing the assumption of normality
The most used distribution in statistical analysis is the normal distribution. Sometimes called the Gaussian distribution, after Carl Friedrich Gauss, the normal distribution is the basis of much parametric statistical analysis.
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The Analyse-it "Dataset" concept
For new and occasional Analyse-it users, datasets can sometimes seem confusing. Today we’ll explain why we devised the 'dataset' concept, a concept now copied by some other Excel add-ins.
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Handbook of Parametric & Non-parametric Statistical procedures
A few readers have e-mailed to ask for more information about the book by David J. Sheskin we alluded to in the comment reply re: the Statistical test advisor, last week.
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Choosing the correct statistical test
Many Analyse-it users readily admit their statistics knowledge is a little rusty, usually because it’s 10 years or more since their last statistics course. Should I use the t-test, Mann-Whitney, or Wilcoxon test?
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You’ve spelt “analyse” wrong!
Depending on where you’re located, the way we spell “Analyse-it” may intrigue you. We chose the name in 1997 as it sounded active, a direction to analyse it! – similar to many product names of the time.
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How to get help using Analyse-it
Most of you know where to find the help and examples provided with Analyse-it, but if not, today we’d like to explain what’s available. If you're stuck we're always happy to help, and usually respond within a few hours, but it's always faster for you to check if the help answers…
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Analyse-it 3.0 now in development
One of the primary reasons we launched the blog is to let you know what we’re currently working on, and give you to opportunity to feedback and influence the development.
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Analyse-it 2.11 released
Last Friday we released the latest update to Analyse-it, version 2.11. It’s a minor update providing minor fixes to issues recently reported by customers.
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The Analyse-it blog is live!
Thanks for stopping-by to read the inaugural post to the Analyse-it blog. We’ve launched the blog to keep you up-to-date on what’s new at Analyse-it, what we’re working on, and to notify you when updates and new products are released.