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 Author(s) :
             THIOULOUSE J.,DOLEDEC S.,CHESSEL D.,OLIVIER J.M.
             ADE software: multivariate analysis and graphical display of
             environmental data
In:          GUARISO G.,RIZZOLI A.
             Software per l'ambiente
             Patron editore, Bologne, 1995, pp. 57-62.

 Abstract :  ADE (Analysis of Environmental Data) software deals with the multivariate
             analysis of environmental data sets. ADE 4.0 comes from the combination of
             ADE 3.7 (.i.Chessel and Dolˇdec, 1993;), and MacMul and GraphMu (.i.Thioulouse,
             1989, 1990;). In ADE software, a series of multivariate techniques permits to
             analyze several types of data (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, presence/absence).
             The examples incorporated in ADE for trial runs mainly deal with ecological
             questions. However, people from other disciplines (e.g., chemometry, sociology)
             and interested in the use of linear ordination methods should find in ADE
             software the most recent developments. They includes one-table, two-table,
             and K-table (k³3) techniques. 
             ADE software benefits of the user-friendliness of the Macintosh computer
             (scrolling menu, graphical performance). Furthermore we have designed ADE
             for non specialists in multivariate analysis and computer sciences. People
             having a basic statistical background and routinely using Macintosh computers
             should be able to use ADE software without any difficulty. 


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