PATN

PATN is a comprehensive and extremely versatile, yet simple to use software package for extracting and displaying patterns in any type of complex (multivariate) data.1

Description

PATN generates estimates of association (resemblance, affinity, distance) between any set of objects described by a suite of variables or attributes. PATN then classifies the objects into groups, condenses the information into three dimensions and displays the patterns in your data graphically.2

PATN animated, interactive, 3d, ordination plot.3

PATN also has a range of tools to help you to identify the reasons for these patterns.4

PATN aims to try and display patterns in complex data. Complex in PATN's terms, means that you have at least 6 objects that you want to know something about and a suite of more than 4 variables that describe the objects.5

Function

• Analysis tools
• User interface
  • Personal use
  • Raw data and visual presentation

Why use this tool?

PATN has been actively used mainly in the field of ecology. Most ecology departments of Australia’s universities, State and Federal government agencies routinely use PATN. No other product has developed pattern analysis (now sometimes referred to as data mining)  techniques from a broad range of ecological research and applications.

PATN is ideal for finding patterns in any complex, multivariate dataset. 6

PATN examines your data on import and designs an appropriate suite of default analysis options and analysis scenario. A typical analysis that may have taken hours to work through many steps, now is done in seconds. Clustering, ordination and network components are all done together (on rows or columns of the Data Table) and can be presented in ways that make it easier to understand. Now, most of your time should be spent working with the Ordination Plot. It is here that most of the results can be interactively displayed and interpreted.7

Who will use this tool?

• Data users
  • Expert
• Special skills are required

How will the tool be used?

• Desktop application can be used on systems with multiple users
• Windows
• Data can be imported or exported as CSV format. PATN can also and input or export data tables, group compositions, ordination coordinates, dendrogram ordering and all its statistics.8
• User input required

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

• User’s machine

When could this tool be used?

• As a post process, after data is with the user

Availability

• PATN: http://www.patn.com.au/
• FAQ: http://www.patn.com.au/faq.htm
• Free  trial version: http://www.patn.com.au/demo/patndemo.php
• Cost: US$349 includes GST. http://www.patn.com.au/buy.htm
• Contact: patninfo@patn.com.au
• Discussion forum: http://www.patn.com.au/discuss.htm
• Version: v3.1, July 2006
• Licence: Single computer, personal use. http://www.patn.com.au/legalstuff.htm

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