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* Significant documentation enhancements including new [[Software_User_Guide|"getting started"]] guide and [http://www.eigenvector.com/eigenguide.php how-to movies]
* Significant documentation enhancements including new [[Software_User_Guide|"getting started"]] guide and [http://www.eigenvector.com/eigenguide.php how-to movies]


===PLS_Toolbox-Only Enhancements===
===PLS_Toolbox-Specific Enhancements===
* Improved PLS_Toolbox installer
* Improved PLS_Toolbox installer
* Varimax rotations on standard model structures (PLS_Toolbox only)
* Varimax rotations on standard model structures (PLS_Toolbox only)
* Crossval now accepts model as input (automatic population of results)
* Crossval now accepts model as input (automatic population of results)
* Cluster.m -allow access to raw sample-to-sample distance matrix (distances)
* Cluster -allow access to raw sample-to-sample distance matrix (distances)
* Exteriorpts.m -improved performance
* Exteriorpts -improved performance


==NEW FUNCTIONS AND FILES==
==NEW FUNCTIONS AND FILES==

Revision as of 10:10, 23 September 2010

Version 6.0 of PLS_Toolbox and Solo was released in October, 2010.

For general product information, see PLS_Toolbox Product Page. For information on Solo, see Solo Product Page.

(back to Release Notes PLS Toolbox and Solo)

NEW FEATURES

Model Building

  • Clutterbutton.png
    New "top-level" access to Decluttering methods (GLSW, EPO, EMM) through "Clutter" control in Analysis window
  • Revised Workspace Browser with improved features and look
  • Automatic model report generator (watch how-to movie) [ reportwriter ] Reportwritermenu.png
  • Orthogonalized PLS models (compare to O-PLS) [ orthogonalizepls ] Orthogonalizemenu.png
  • NPLS (multiway PLS) now available in Analysis window [ Analysis_Menu ] Nplsmenu.png
  • Non-linear modeling with polynomial transformations [ polytransform ]
  • Added new and novel "contrast" option to MCR-ALS
  • Automatic calibration subset selection tool [ reducennsamples ]
  • RMSEP reported as a function of LVs
  • Scripting Language for user scripting and 3rd party product control including model building and more

Ease-of-Use Features

  • Customizable class symbols in plots (watch how-to movie) [ Set Symbol Styles Window ]
  • Allow plotting of loadings in original units (with preprocessing undone) Undoprepro.png
  • Regression error bars can be turned on and off Showerrorbars.png
  • Automatic augmentation of calibration set from validation data
  • Clustering - class and label information available in "mouse-over" of dendrogram
  • New interface and object for database queries

Functionality Improvements

  • Improved SVM performance
  • Improved model cache performance
  • Improved automated initial guesses for MCR
  • Better compatibility between boxplot and Mathworks-related functions
  • Streamlined interface menus
  • User-adjustable pane sizes in primary interfaces
  • Improved model and prediction information in Analysis window
  • SPC reader performance improved
  • XML writer - significant speed improvements

Documentation

PLS_Toolbox-Specific Enhancements

  • Improved PLS_Toolbox installer
  • Varimax rotations on standard model structures (PLS_Toolbox only)
  • Crossval now accepts model as input (automatic population of results)
  • Cluster -allow access to raw sample-to-sample distance matrix (distances)
  • Exteriorpts -improved performance

NEW FUNCTIONS AND FILES

cov_cv - Estimation of a regularized inverse covariance matrix.
evridir - Locate and or create EVRI home directory.
polytransform - Add polynomial and cross terms to data matrix.
reducennsamples - Select a subset of samples by removing nearest neighbors.
reportwriter - Write a summary of the analysis including associated figures to html/word/powerpoint.
symbolstyle - Interface to modify class symbols.