The GeoMed software is described in some detail on the web site: its capabilities, the statistics treated, etc. It is still in development, and has not yet been released (even in alpha version); but it will be a part of our course in January, 2000, and begin making its appearance on our web site in a demo (or test) version.
Anyone who has used BioMedware's Stat! [6] knows some of the capabilities of GeoMed (because GeoMed incorporates the methods of Stat!); but GeoMed goes beyond Stat!, providing a broader range of spatial statistics including
For each of the many tests and methods above we provide an on-line Information Frame, or succinct textual and graphical description of the test: this takes a user from description of the statistic, to the null and alternative hypotheses, to an example analysis using the statistic. These tests are also linked together by the statistical advisor, which serves as an aid to a researcher in choosing the appropriate test given their particular statistical problem.
Ultimately GeoMed software will be available for download from our web site; in the meantime other statistical software (e.g. Stat! and Gamma) is available in demo versions from the web site.