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'''GraphPad Software''' Inc. is a privately held California corporation. They publish scientific software, including:

* [[GraphPad Prism]] combines [[2D geometric model|2D]] scientific graphing, [[biostatistics]] with explanations, and curve fitting via nonlinear regression ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Mac OS|Mac]]).

'''GraphPad Software Inc.''' was a privately held software development corporation until its acquisition by [[Insight Partners]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Insight Recapitalizes Software Provider GraphPad |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/insight-recapitalizes-software-provider-graphpad-1510678829}}</ref> The company was named Insightful Science, which itself merged with [[Dotmatics]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 22, 2021 |title=Insightful Science Joins Forces with Dotmatics to Form a Leading Cloud-First Scientific R&D Company |work=Cision |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insightful-science-joins-forces-with-dotmatics-to-form-a-leading-cloud-first-scientific-rd-company-301252560.html}}</ref> The original software was written by Harvey Motulsky in 1989 and it was co-founded by Motulsky and Earl Beutler. The company operates in California.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://medcitynews.com/2019/08/graphpad-acquires-university-of-chicago-spinout-snapgene/ | title = GraphPad acquires University of Chicago spinout SnapGene | author = Truong K | date = 13 August 2019 | website = MedCity News | publisher = Breaking Media | access-date = 23 August 2021 }}</ref> Its products include the 2D scientific graphing, [[biostatistics]], curve fitting software GraphPad Prism and the free, web-based statistical calculation software, GraphPad QuickCalcs.

* [[GraphPad InStat]] guides students and scientists through basic biostatistics (Windows and Mac).

* GraphPad StatMate performs power and sample size calculations (Windows and Mac).

* GraphPad QuickCalcs are a set of statistical calculators ([[Free content|Free]], web-based).

== GraphPad Prism ==

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| name = GraphPad Prism

| developer = GraphPad Software, Inc.

| latest release version = 710.033.0<ref>{{cite web | url = https:/7/www.0cgraphpad.com/updates | title = Prism Updates - GraphPad}}</ref>

| operating system = [[macOS]] and [[Windows]]

| genre = Scientific graphing, statistics and nonlinear regression (curve fitting)

| license = [[Commercial software|Commercial]] [[proprietary software]]

| website = {{URL|graphpad.com/prism}}

}}

'''GraphPad Prism''' is a commercial scientific 2D graphing and [[statistics software]] for Windows and Mac OS desktop computers. Software features include [[nonlinear regression]], with functionalities including the removal of outliers, comparisons of models, comparisons of curves, and interpolation of standard curves. The software allows the automatic updating of results and graphs, and has functionality for displaying error bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macstats.org/reviews/prism.html|title=GraphPad Prism for Mac: statistics software review|website=MacStats}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mitteer|first1=D. R.|last2=Greer|first2=B. D.|last3=Fisher|first3=W. W.|last4=Cohrs|first4=V. L.|year=2018|title=Teaching behavior technicians to create publication‐quality, single‐case design graphs in graphpad prism 7|journal=Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis|volume=51|issue=4|pages=998–1010|doi=10.1002/jaba.483|pmid=29971776 |pmc=6188791 }}</ref> Features for usability include built in formulae, batch processing and standardisation features, along with automated analysis and data validation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=krishgen2023 |date=2023-02-17 |title=GraphPad Prism: Tips and tricks for better analysis and reports |url=https://krishgen.com/graphpad-prism-tips-and-tricks-for-better-analysis-and-reports/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Krishgen Biosystems |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''GraphPad Prism''' is a commercial scientific 2D graphing and [[statistics software]] available for both Windows and Macintosh computers.

Alternatives to GraphPad Prism are [[SciDAVis]], and interfaces to [[R (programming language)|R]].<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=DetailsSearch&term=graphpad&log$=activity PubMed articles citing GraphPad Prism] are 475 as of December 2017, while [https://www.google.it/search?q={{urlencode:"r software" OR "r project" OR "r language" site:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/}} PubMed articles mentioning R] are about 1320.</ref>

===Features===

* Provides statistical guidance for novices.

* Analysis checklists review if an appropriate analysis was performed.

* [[Nonlinear regression]] with many options (remove outliers, compare models, compare curves, interpolate standard curves, etc.).

* Live links. When data are edited or replaced, Prism automatically updates the results and graphs.

* Analysis choices can be reviewed, and changed, at any time.

* Automatic [[error bars]]. Raw data (replicates) can be entered, and then plotted as mean with SD, SEM or confidence interval.

== GraphPad InStat ==

{{Infobox Software

| name = GraphPad InStat

| developer = GraphPad Software, Inc.

| latest_release_version = 3.1

| operating_system = [[macOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| genre =Statistics

| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| website = [http://www.graphpad.com/instat www.graphpad.com/instat]

}}

'''GraphPad InStat''' is a commercial scientific [[statistics software]] available for both Windows and Macintosh computers.

===Features===

InStat is designed for statistical novices. It helps you pick an appropriate test by asking questions about the data. It presents results in simple paragraphs, with a minimum of statistical jargon. InStat's help screens review the use of each test and explain every portion of the results, and provide unique analysis checklists to confirm that the data have not violated any assumptions of the test, and that the test answers the right question.

==External links==

*{{official website|http://www.graphpad.com}}

*[http://www.sciencemag.org/products/bt-statsw.dtl Article about statistical software which explains the history of GraphPad Software]

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