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        <Program_System_Requirements>16MB RAM</Program_System_Requirements>
        <Program_Specific_Category>Education</Program_Specific_Category>
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        <Keywords>time,series,forecast,analysis,trend,periodicities,seasonalities,statistics,SSA,software,principal,component,decomposition,singular,value,SVD,reconstruction,approximation,spectrum</Keywords>
        <Char_Desc_45>Time series analysis and forecast by SSA.</Char_Desc_45>
        <Char_Desc_80>The program for extended Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) of time series.</Char_Desc_80>
        <Char_Desc_250>The program is based on the model-free method of time series analysis Caterpillar-SSA (Singular Spectrum Analysis). It allows identification, analysis and forecast of the time series structure. The program can be applied to multivariate analysis.</Char_Desc_250>
        <Char_Desc_450>The program is based on the powerful model-free method of time series analysis Caterpillar-SSA (Singular Spectrum Analysis). The result of the Caterpillar-SSA processing is identification, analysis and forecast of additive components of time series (trends, periodicities, noise). The program can be applied to multivariate analysis/forecasting and change-point detection.</Char_Desc_450>
        <Char_Desc_2000>The program is based on the powerful model-free method of time series analysis Caterpillar (another name is SSA - Singular Spectrum Analysis). It combines advantages of other methods with simplicity of visual control aids. The basic Caterpillar-SSA algorithm for analyzing one-dimensional time series consists of transformation of the one-dimensional time series to the trajectory matrix by means of a delay procedure (this gives the name to the whole technique); Singular Value Decomposition of the trajectory matrix; reconstruction of the original time series based on a number of selected eigenvectors. The result of the Caterpillar-SSA processing is a natural decomposition of the time series into several components, which can often be identified as trends, seasonalities and other oscillatory series, or noise components. The method can be naturally extended to forecasting time series and its components, processing multidimensional time series and to change-point detection. The &quot;Caterpillar&quot; ideas were independently developed in Russia (St. Petersburg, Moscow) and also in UK and USA (under the name of SSA; that is, Singular Spectrum Analysis). The new book &quot;Analysis of Time Series Structure: SSA and Related Techniques&quot;, authors are N. Golyandina, V. Nekrutkin and A. Zhigljavsky, provides a careful, lucid description of SSA general theory and methodology (in English, Chapman&amp;Hall/CRC, see http://www.gistatgroup.com/cat/). The method is a powerful and useful tool of time series analysis in meteorology, hydrology, geophysics, climatology and, according to our experience, in economics, biology, physics, medicine and other sciences; that is, where short and long, one-dimensional and multidimensional, stationary and nonstationary, almost deterministic and noisy time series are to be analyzed. We are sure, that in a near future &quot;Caterpillar&quot;-like methods will rank among the base methods of time series analysis and will be included in standard statistical software.</Char_Desc_2000>
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        <EULA>===================== CaterpillarSSA  v3.40 =====================


 License for use and distribution:


 1. The program CaterpillarSSA is copyrighted. All rights on 
   CaterpillarSSA are exclusively owned by the author - Gistat Group.

 2. CaterpillarSSA is distributed as shareware (try-before-you-buy 
   software). The program may be used for an  evaluation period 
   of 30 days. Any further use requires a license from the author 
  obtained through the  Registration Procedure. 

 3. Purchasing a license for CaterpillarSSA (i.e., registering) entitles 
   the licensee to use the program according to specific conditions. 
   A personal license is for single use only, entitling an individual 
   to use CaterpillarSSA on any and all computers available to him/ her, 
   provided that (1) CaterpillarSSA is not operated on more than one 
   computer or terminal at the same time and (2) CaterpillarSSA is not 
   used on a network. Either of these uses requires a site license. 
   Options regarding the educational use, commercial use, site 
   licenses (multiple-users/ network), etc., are available on request. 
   CaterpillarSSA&apos;s current policy entitles registered users to upgrades 
   to additional analysis modules and new releases. Information on new 
   releases and upgrades of CaterpillarSSA are communicated on the 
   CaterpillarSSA Mailing List.

4. Details concerning registration, methods of payment, and the latest 
   version of the program, can be obtained by contacting the author at:  
   mailto: info@gistatgroup.com,  
   http://www.gistatgroup.com/cat/

 5. The CaterpillarSSA unregistered trial version, may be freely
    distributed, with exceptions noted below, provided the distribution
    package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for
    the distribution of CaterpillarSSA without written permission from
    the copyright holder. The CaterpillarSSA unregistered trial version
    may not be bundled or distributed with any other package without
    written permission of the copyright holder.

  6. CaterpillarSSA IS DISTRIBUTED &quot;AS IS&quot;.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY
    KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS
    OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING
    THIS SOFTWARE.

 7. You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify,
    decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the
    licensed program, or any subset of the licensed program, except as
    provided for in this agreement.  Any such unauthorized use shall
    result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and
    may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.

    Gistat Group reserves all rights not expressly granted here.

 8. Installing and using CaterpillarSSA signifies acceptance of these
    terms and conditions of the license.

 9. If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove
    CaterpillarSSA files from your storage devices and cease to use the
    product.


    Thank you for using CaterpillarSSA!


(c) 1996-2010 Gistat Group. All rights reserved.</EULA>
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    <Simtel_FORM>Y</Simtel_FORM>
    <Simtel_DOS_Category>Select - MS-DOS Platform</Simtel_DOS_Category>
    <Simtel_Win31_Category>Select - Win3 Platform</Simtel_Win31_Category>
    <Simtel_WinXX_Category>Education - math Math-related Programs</Simtel_WinXX_Category>
    <Simtel_Category>Education - Math</Simtel_Category>
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