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Dakota vs PAST - PAlaeontological STatistics

A side-by-side look at Dakota and PAST - PAlaeontological STatistics. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Dakota

Dakota

Development

Dakota is an open-source software for design optimization, parameter estimation, uncertainty quantification, and sensitivity analysis. It interfaces with simulation codes written in C, C++, Fortran, Python, and MATLAB.

optimizationsimulationuncertainty-quantificationsensitivity-analysis
PAST - PAlaeontological STatistics

PAST - PAlaeontological STatistics

Science & Education

PAST is a free, open-source software package for scientific data analysis, with specific tools for paleontologists. It includes functions for data manipulation, plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series analysis, trait analysis, and more.

paleontologystatisticsdata-analysisecologytime-series-analysis