This file contains general information about DataFit Version 9.0.x by Oakdale Engineering.

For the most up to date release notes, pricing and version information, visit our home page on the web at http://www.curvefitting.com. ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description and Capabilities of DataFit Machine Requirements Purchasing DataFit Installation Silent (Unattended) Installation List of Installed Files Contacting Oakdale Engineering License, Distribution and Disclaimer

____________________________________________________________ Section 1 - Description and Capabilities of DataFit DataFit is a science and engineering tool that simplifies the tasks of data plotting, regression analysis (curve fitting) and statistical analysis. What sets DataFit apart from similar curve fitting and regression programs is its ease of use. With the combination of the intuitive interface, online help and wide range of features, it is a tool that is used effectively by both beginners and experts. Main features of DataFit include: - Intuitive Graphical Interface - most curve fitting and regression software packages take a programming type approach, meaning that you tell the program what to do in a pseudo-code programming language. This approach forces you to remember many commands, and the proper command syntax. With DataFit, the program is driven by a well-designed graphical interface, which makes it much easier to learn and use. Remember, the goal you are striving for is accurate regression analysis, not learning a new proprietary programming language. - Online help and "tool-tip" text - With context sensitive help and "tool-tip" text, the answers to your questions are always close by. - Straightforward data entry - Data can be entered by typing it into a standard spreadsheet interface, by importing it from ASCII files or ODBC data sources created by other applications, or by cutting and pasting it from other windows based applications. - ODBC Database Connectivity - Data can be imported directly from any ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) data sources. These sources include Microsoft Access, dBase, Excel, Oracle, Paradox, Visual FoxPro and SQL Server.

- Multi-dimensional regression model capability - DataFit can solve regression models with up to 20 independent variables. - Variable Selection (Data Mining) - DataFit includes Forward Selection, Backward Elimination, Stepwise Selection and Manual variable selection modes to help determine which independent variables should be included in your regression model. These features include checks to help identify multicollinearity between predictor variables. - Pre-defined regression models - there are currently 298 two-dimensional and 242 three-dimensional nonlinear regression models pre-defined in DataFit. The pre-defined nonlinear regression models are commonly used in scientific, statistical and engineering applications. - User defined regression models - If regression models you need are not pre-defined in DataFit you can define them yourself. User defined regression models can have up to 100 fitting parameters, or variables, and you can use whatever variable names you want to use in your model without declaring them. This makes defining your own regression model as simple as typing in the equation. You can also assign rule-based initial estimates to the models so that the initial estimates don t need to be assigned each time you run a regression problem. An additional feature is the ability to specify the analytical derivatives for user defined models (optional). - Robust solver - DataFit utilizes the Levenberg-Marquardt method with double precision to perform nonlinear regression. - Various solution options - You can perform linear OR nonlinear regression on one model at a time that you choose from a list, groups of models (pre-defined model groups, or define your own), or all of the models available with one mouse click. The pre-defined models are grouped together based on the number of parameters and the general shape of their curves. If you continuously solve the same models over and over, you can create your own group consisting of the models you choose. - Automatic solution ranking - As regression models are solved, they are sorted automatically according to the goodness of fit criteria you specify (Residual Sum of Squares, Correlation Coefficient, DOF Adjusted Correlation Coefficient or Standard Error). If you aren't an expert and aren't sure which equation you should use to model your data, DataFit helps you make this decision. - Solution Log - DataFit tracks each step in the regression process and reports it to the user in the

solution log. If a model fails to solve, the solution log contains some diagnostics to help you figure out the problem. - Detailed regression results - DataFit reports the following information about each solved regression model automatically without additional user action: - Number of observations - Number of missing observations - Number of nonlinear iterations performed - Sum of Residuals - Average Residual - Residual Sum of Squares - Standard Error of the Estimate - Coefficient of Multiple Determination (R2) - Proportion of Variance Explained - Adjusted coefficient of multiple determination (Ra2) - Durbin-Watson statistic - Coefficient values, Standard Error, t-ratio and Prob(t) - Confidence Intervals (68, 90, 95 and 99 percent levels) - Variance Analysis (ANOVA) - Data Table, including entered data, calculated data, residual, percent error, minimum residual and maximum residual. - Formattable regression model plots - Formattable residual probability plots - Formattable residual scatter plots - Presentation quality plotting capability - Create 2D and 3D plots of raw data and/or regression models by simply selecting the desired information from the list of available data. Each plot is completely customizable, including fonts, ranges, line colors and styles, error bars, visibility, etc. You can also graphically compare the results of different models and/or data on the same plot window. Plots can be saved along with all of their customization, or copied to the Windows clipboard for pasting into other applications. Plot templates can be saved and applied to instantly give plots your own custom appearance. - Data calculator (currently 2D only) - Manipulate raw data or regression models in a built in data calculator. The data calculator can perform over 70 mathematical and statistical operations on curves, discreet data, or numbers. The calculator can also perform some special functions, such as FFT's or creating a data table based on an equation you type in. - Excel and HTML export support - results and data table creation can be exported in Excel native format or HTML table formats in addition to delimited text format. - Automatic source code generation - Export source code to utilize a model of your choice in a program that you have written. You can export self-documented code in either BASIC or C. - Non-graphical execution - DataFit can be run non-

graphically from other programs. Simply create a configuration template (either on your own or through the interface), save it, and call DataFit from your program. You can choose handshaking options, such as DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange), progress indicators, and message box displays. Macros can be parameterized which makes batch processing large numbers of datasets a simple operation. - Direct link to the World Wide Web - From the DataFit interface, you can connect directly to Oakdale Engineering's home page on the web for product updates and technical support. You can also submit bug reports or enhancement requests. ____________________________________________________________ Section 2 - Machine Requirements DataFit version 9.x is a 32 bit application, supported on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Disk Space Requirement - Approximately 15 MB ____________________________________________________________ Section 3 - Purchasing DataFit IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PRICING OR UPGRADING OPTIONS, please visit our web page at http://www.curvefitting.com. You can also contact Oakdale Engineering by email at sales@curvefitting.com, or by telephone at (724) 693-0320. You can purchase DataFit software using any of the following methods: Credit Card Orders (VISA, MasterCard and American Express): - Purchase online from our order page at http://www.curvefitting.com/webstore.htm. - Print and complete a copy of the order form in the online help or from http://www.curvefitting.com/orderform.htm and fax it to (724) 693-9201, or mail it to the address shown below. - Call Oakdale Engineering at (724) 693-0320. Check or Money Orders: - Print and complete a copy of the order form in the online help or from http://www.curvefitting.com/orderform.htm and send it along with your payment to the address shown below. If paying by check, the check must be in U.S. funds drawn from a U.S. bank and be made payable to Oakdale Engineering.

Purchase Orders: - Print and complete a copy of the order form in the online help or from http://www.curvefitting.com/orderform.htm and fax it along with a purchase order number to (724) 693-9201, or mail it to the address shown below. Payment terms are net 30 days. Bank to Bank Transfers (Direct Deposit): - To initiate a bank wire transfer, send an email to sales@curvefitting.com stating your intention and we will supply you with the necessary information in order to make the transfer. An additional bank processing fee may apply. Our Postal Address is: Oakdale Engineering ATTN: Order Processing 23 Tomey Road Oakdale PA 15071 USA ____________________________________________________________ Section 4 - Installation To automatically install DataFit for Windows on your hard disk: Installation from a CD-Rom: If you have received the software on a CD-Rom directly from Oakdale Engineering, the files are ready to install from the CD. Place the CD-Rom in a CD-Rom drive of your computer. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the installation shell will begin automatically. If Autorun is disabled, click on the Windows "Start" button and select "Run...". In the Run dialog box, click on the Browse button and double click on "Autorun.exe" in the root directory of the CD. Click on "OK" in the Run Dialog box. The Setup application will prompt you for additional information as required. Installation from a .ZIP file: If you have downloaded the software from the web in the form of a .ZIP file, copy the zipped file to a temporary directory and unzip the files using winzip or other compatible compression software. Click on the Windows "Start" button and select "Run..." In the Run dialog box, click on the "Browse" button and double click on "setup.exe" in the directory where you unzipped the files. Click on "OK" in the Run Dialog box. The Setup application will prompt you for additional information as required.

NOTE: The DataFit installation program performs version checking of files, and will not overwrite existing files with older versions. For a list of installed files, see section 6. ____________________________________________________________ Section 5 - Silent (Unattanded) Installation It is possible to perform unattended installation of DataFit on a number of machines. This is done by creating an InstallShield response file on one machine, and then running the installer against that response file on other machines that you purchased licenses for. To create a response file to perform silent install, do the following. 1) From a DOS prompt, change to the directory containing setup.exe. Run setup.exe in "initial" mode (not maintenance mode) with the "-r" command line flag as shown below. InstallShield will run normally, but it will record all your setup choices in a file named Setup.iss and place the file in the Windows folder. setup.exe -r 2) Get a copy of the Setup.iss file to use on the other similar machines. In order to test the silent installation on that same machine you just recorded the response file with, you will have to un-install the software before re-installing it in silent mode. From a DOS prompt, change to the directory containing setup.exe. Launch setup.exe with the following command line switches on the other machines. setup.exe -s -f1<path to .iss file> -f2<path to log file> InstallShield is particular, so note that there are no spaces between the flags and the path strings and the flags must appear in the above order. For example, your setup.iss file is in "c:\ISSDir", and you want to write the installation log file to "c:\LogDir\setup.log". setup.exe -s -f1c:\ISSDir\setup.iss -f2c:\LogDir\setup.log 3) You can check the results of the log file, it is an ASCII text file. The Setup.log file contains three sections. The first section, [InstallShield Silent], identifies the version of InstallShield Silent used in the silent installation. It also identifies the file as a log file. The second section, [Application], identifies the installed application's name and version, and the company name. The third section, [ResponseResult], contains the result code indicating whether or not the silent installation succeeded.

An integer value is assigned to the ResultCode keyname in the [ResponseResult] section. InstallShield places one of the following return values after the ResultCode keyname: 0 Success. -1 General error. -2 Invalid mode. -3 Required data not found in the Setup.iss file. -4 Not enough memory available. -5 File does not exist. -6 Cannot write to the response file. -7 Unable to write to the log file. -8 Invalid path to the InstallShield Silent response file. -9 Not a valid list type (string or number). -10 Data type is invalid. -11 Unknown error during setup. -12 Dialogs are out of order. -51 Cannot create the specified folder. -52 Cannot access the specified file or folder. -53 Invalid option selected. ____________________________________________________________ Section 6 - List of Installed Files The DataFit installation program (setup.exe) installs the following files on your hard disk during the installation process. NOTE: The installation program performs version checking and WILL NOT over-write newer versions of the files already existing on your machine. The following files are installed to the Windows/system32 directory (Windows NT, 2000, XP and VISTA). These files are shared files and should NOT be deleted manually. Most of these files will already be present on your machine and will not get updated unless the version on your machine is older. File Version ------------------------Msvbvm60.dll 6.00.9782 AsycFilt.dll 2.40.4275 StdOle2.tlb 2.40.4275 OleAut32.dll 2.40.4275 Olepro32.dll 5.0.4275 ComCat.dll 4.71 Comdlg32.ocx 6.00.8418 MsComctl.ocx 6.00.8862 MsComct2.ocx 6.00.8804 RichEd32.dll 4.00.993.4 Richtx32.ocx 6.00.8804 Tabctl32.ocx 6.00.9043 ttf16.ocx 6.1.5.12 The following files are installed to the application directory (the directory you specified when installing

DataFit): File Version ----------------------Datafit.chm 9.x DataFit.exe 9.x Tutor2D.dat NA Tutor3D.dat NA Tipofday.txt NA Readme.txt NA oakengr.htm NA If you want to remove DataFit from your computer, do the following: 1. Click on Start/Settings/Control Panel. 2. Double Click the Add/Remove Programs Icon. 3. On the Install/Uninstall Tab, click on DataFit in the list. 4. Click on Add/Remove Warning: Some of the files distributed with DataFit are shared files, which may be used by other applications. These files should NEVER be deleted manually. Uninstalling DataFit as recommended above checks to see if the shared files are used by any other program installed on your computer and will not delete them if they are in use. If you delete these files manually, your system may become unstable. The only files that can be manually deleted safely by the user are the files copied to the application directory. ____________________________________________________________ Section 7 - Contacting Oakdale Engineering Technical Support Questions: You can obtain technical support in any of the following ways: 1) Email your question or problem to support@curvefitting.com. Contacting technical support by email assures a quick response time to your questions. 2) Fax your question or problem at any time to us at (724) 693-9201. The URL for our home page is: http://www.curvefitting.com. Sales Questions: If you have a question about pricing or license options you can email us at sales@curvefitting.com, or call (724) 693-0320. Our fax number is (724) 693-9201. Our address is: Oakdale Engineering

23 Tomey Road Oakdale, PA 15071 USA ____________________________________________________________ Section 8 - License, Distribution and Disclaimer License Agreement: The evaluation version of DataFit is provided free of charge to the user for evaluation purposes only. The evaluation copy may be redistributed to others for evaluation purposes, but it must not be altered in any way and cannot be redistributed as part of another system. To continue to use DataFit after the 30-day evaluation period, you must purchase the software in order to continue using it. Distribution: Anyone distributing the evaluation version of DataFit for any kind of remuneration must first contact Oakdale Engineering at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for software distributors, and such distributors may begin offering DataFit immediately. However, Oakdale Engineering must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of DataFit. Oakdale Engineering 23 Tomey Road Oakdale, PA 15071 USA DISCLAIMER THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION ONLY, ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. OAKDALE ENGINEERING DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER OAKDALE ENGINEERING NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF OAKDALE ENGINEERING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.