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Morning Session Opening Remarks
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... The audience we are trying to address consists of people who have to review software for one reason or another -- for their own personal use, for use within a company or a university, or perhaps for presentation in a trade publication, professional journal, or popular magazine. We want to address people who are trying to understand statistical software, recognize good software, and know how to look at software to assess whether it will meet their needs.
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