GAUSS is a matrix
programming language
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for
mathematics and
statistics, developed and marketed by Aptech Systems. Its primary purpose is the solution of numerical problems in statistics,
econometrics
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,
time-series, optimization and 2D- and 3D-
visualization. It was first published in 1984 for
MS-DOS
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and is available for
Linux
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,
macOS
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and
Windows
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.
Examples
* GAUSS has several Application Modules as well as functions in its
Run-Time Library (i.e., functions that come with GAUSS without extra cost)
** Qprog –
Quadratic programming
** SqpSolvemt –
Sequential quadratic programming
** QNewton -
Quasi-Newton unconstrained optimization
** EQsolve - Nonlinear equations solver
GAUSS Applications
A range of toolboxes are available for GAUSS at additional cost.
See also
*
List of numerical-analysis software
*
Comparison of numerical-analysis software
References
External links
International homepage
{{Statistical software
Econometrics software
Mathematical optimization software
Numerical programming languages
Statistical programming languages
Proprietary commercial software for Linux