MedCalc manual - contents

Introduction

Program installation
Auto-update
Regional settings support
The MedCalc menu bar
The spreadsheet data window
How to enter data
How to enter dates
Missing values
Data checking
How to save data
Statistics
Variables
Selection criteria
Graphs
Add graphical objects
Reference lines
F7 - Repeat key
Notes editor

File menu

New
Open
Save
Save as
Add file
Export
Page setup
Print
Properties
Exit

Edit menu

Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
Select all
Find
Find & replace
Go to cell
Fill
Insert - Remove
Transpose

View menu

Spreadsheet
Show formulas
Show gridlines
Contents bar
Toolbars
Status bar
Full screen

Format menu

Character
Increase font size
Decrease font size
Spreadsheet
Format graph
Graph legend
Reset graph titles and options

Tools menu

Sort rows
Exclude & Include
Fill column
Stack columns
Generate random sample
Create groups...

Rank cases...
Percentile ranks...
z-scores...
Power transformation...
Edit variables list
Edit selection criteria list
Select variable for case identification
Enter key moves cell pointer
Options

Statistics menu

Summary statistics
Outlier detection
Distribution plots ...

Correlation ...

Regression ...

T-tests ...

Rank sum tests ...

Variance ratio test (F-test)
Anova ...

Categorical data ...

 

Statistics menu (continued)

Survival analysis ...

Meta-analysis ...

Serial measurements
Reference interval
Method comparison & evaluation ...

Agreement & responsiveness ...

ROC curve analysis ...

Create tables ...

Graphs menu

Data comparison graphs
Multiple comparison graphs
Clustered multiple comparison graphs
Multiple variables graphs
Clustered multiple variables graphs
Multiple line graph
Control chart
Youden plot
Forest plot

Tests menu

Test for one mean
Test for one proportion
Chi-squared test
Fisher's exact test for a 2x2 table
McNemar test on paired proportions
Comparison of means (t-test)
Comparison of standard deviations (F-test)
Comparison of correlation coefficients
Comparison of two proportions
Comparison of areas under independent ROC curves
Confidence interval for a rate
Comparison of two rates
Relative risk
Odds ratio
Inter-rater agreement
Diagnostic test
Likelihood ratios (2xk table)

Sampling menu

Introduction
Single mean
Single proportion
Comparison of two means
Comparison of two proportions
Correlation coefficient
Area under ROC curve
Comparison of two ROC curves
Survival analysis (logrank test)

Window menu

Cascade
Tile
Arrange icons
Split window - remove split
Close all

Help menu

MedCalc help
What's new
MedCalc on the Web
Register
Unegister MedCalc
About MedCalc

Spreadsheet overview

Introduction
Operators
Relative and absolute cell addresses
Mathematical functions
Statistical functions
Statistical functions on variables
String functions
Logical functions
Date and time functions
Miscellaneous functions

Appendices

Control keys
Functions overview
Notation and symbols
Statistical tables ...

Miscellaneous tables ...

Tips and tricks

References

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