StatiBot can cope with various number and table formats.
Number formats
StatiBot accepts both points and commas in decimal
numbers:
3.141 or 3,141
StatiBot tolerates apostrophes as delimiters of groups of 3 digits in
large numbers:
1'024 or 1024
StatiBot understands the exponential representation of numbers:
0.0017 or 1.7e-3
StatiBot accepts long and short minus symbols when data is transferred
from other programs:
-8 or –8
Table formats
StatiBot is flexible as to column and row captions:
| Falling asleep |
with caffeine |
without caffeine |
| Problems |
9 |
6 |
| Normal |
7 |
10 |
or
StatiBot accepts both horizontal and vertical data tables:
| treated |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
| control |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
or
| treated |
control |
| 5.6 |
4.8 |
| 5.3 |
4.9 |
| 5.7 |
5.4 |
| 5.8 |
5.6 |
The objects of study may be named or anonymous :
| Name |
before |
after |
| Albert |
40 |
43 |
| Beate |
55 |
59 |
| Chris |
37 |
41 |
or
| before |
after |
| 40 |
43 |
| 55 |
59 |
| 37 |
41 |
Blank columns or rows are okay:
| Eye color |
|
blond |
brown |
black |
| |
|
|
|
|
| blue |
|
17 |
4 |
1 |
| brown |
|
9 |
15 |
20 |
In some types of studies, raw data as well as data counts may be given. StatiBot will analyze both types of input properly:
| Direction |
| left |
| right |
| right |
| left |
| right |
| right |
or