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Table 2

Notes on Numberical Reliability of Several Statistical Analysis Programs--USGS Open-File Report 99-95

Table 2. Theoretical values for descriptive univariate statistics for ANASTY and the computed results from several programs.
Statistic for
Variable:
Mean Standard
Deviation
Minimum Maximum Median
Theoretical

X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING

5
99999995
0.99999995
5E12
5E-12
4.500000
338
1.1250125E12
0
na

2.738612788...
2.738612788...
2.738612788E-8
2.738612788E12
2.738612788E-12
2.738612788...
998.25347...
3.18197E12
0
na

1
99999991
0.99999991
1E12
1E-12
0.500000
1
0
0
na
9
99999999
0.99999999
9E12
9E-12
8.500000
3000
9E12
0
na
5
99999995
0.99999995
5E12
5E-12
4.5
6
8.75
0
na
SAS PROC_UNIVARIATE for DG v6.0701 and for WindowsNT v6.12
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING

5
99999995
1
5E12
5E-12
4.5
338
1.125E12
0
.
2.738613
0
0
2.739E12
2.74E-12
2.738613
998.2535
3.182E12
0
.
1
99999991
1
1E12
1E-12
0.5
1
0
0
.

9
99999999
1
9E12
9E-12
8.5
3000
9E12
0

.
5
99999995
1
5E12
5E-12
4.5
6
8.75
0

.
SAS PROC_CORR for DG v6.0701 and for WindowsNT v6.12
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING
5.000000
99999995
1.000000
5E12
5E-12
4.500000
338.000000
1.1250125E12
0
*
2.738613
2.738613
2.7386128E-8
2.7386128E12
2.738613E-12
2.738613
998.253475
3.1819755E12
0
*
1.000000
99999991
1.000000
1E12
1E-12
0.500000
1
0
0
*
9.000000
99999999
1.000000
9E12
9E-12
8.500000
3000
9E12
0
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
STATIT DG
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING

5
1E+8
0.9999999
5E+12
5E-12
4.5
338
1.125E+12
0
*
2.738613
4.21637
3.582E-8
2.739E+12
2.739E-12
2.738613
998.2535
3.182E+12
0
*
1
1E+8
0.9999999
1E+12
1E-12
0.5
1
0
0
*
9
1E+8
1
9E+12
9E-12
8.5
3000
9E+12
0
*
5
1E+8
0.9999999
5E+12
5E-12
4.5
6
8.75
0
*
Excel PowerPC Mac v5.0a
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING
5
99999995
0.99999995
5E+12
5E-12
4.5
338
1.125E+12
0
*
2.73861279
2.44948974
2.9802E-08
2.7386E+12
2.7386E-12
2.73861279
998.253475
3.182E+12
0
*
1
99999991
0.99999991
1E+12
1E-12
0.5
1
0
0
0
9
99999999
0.99999999
9E+12
9E-12
8.5
30000
9E+12
0
0
5
99999995
0.99999995
5E+12
5E-12
4.5
6
8.75
0
*
MINITAB PowerPC Mac v10.51x
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING
5.000
99999992
1.0000
5.00E+12
0.00000
4.500
338
1.13E+12
0.00000
*
2.739
4
0.0000
2.74E+12
0.00000
2.739
998
3.18E+12
0.00000
*
1.000
99999992
1.0000
1.00E+12
0.00000
0.500
1
0
0.00000
*
9.000
1.00E+08
1.0000
9.00E+12
0.00000
8.500
3000
9.00E+12
0.00000
*
5.000
99999992
1.0000
5.00E+12
0.00000
4.5
6
9
0.00000
*
KaleidaGraph PowerPC Mac v3.08d
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING

5
99999991.99
0.999999940
4999999913984
0.000000000005
4.5
338
1125012471808
0
0

2.73861289
2.35702252
0.0000000289626509
2738612862976
0.0000000000027386
2.73861289
998.253479...
3181975437312
0
0

1
99999991.99
0.9999998807907
999999995904
0.000000000001
0.5
1
0
0
0
9
100000000
1

9000000159744
0.000000000009
8.5
3000
9000000159744
0
0
5
99999991.99
0.9999999403954
4999999913984
0.000000000005
4.5
6
8.75
0
0
S-PLUS WindowsNT v4.5
X
BIG
LITTLE
HUGE
TINY
ROUND
XTRA
MIX
ZERO
MISSING
5.0000
99999995.00000
0.999999950000000
5.00000e+12
5.00000e-12
4.50000
338
1125012500003.36
0.00
*
2.73861
2.73861
.0000000273861279
2.73861e+12
2.73861e-12
2.73861
998
3181975464767.79
0.00
*
1.00000
99999991.00000
0.999999910000000
1.00000e+12
1.00000e-12
0.50000
1
0.00
0.00
*
9.00000
99999999.00000
0.999999990000000
9.00000e+12
9.00000e-12
8.50000
3000
900000000000.00
0.00
*
5.0000
99999995.00000
0.999999950000000
5.00000e+12
5.00000e-12
4.50000
6
8.75
0.00
*

na = Not apply
* = Not given


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