This page provides platform-specific information on the Windows and Macintosh versions of RATS. For general information on RATS, please see General Information and Features. See Ordering Information if you want to place an order.
Description
The Windows and Macintosh versions include:
The RATS software
RATSData (a stand-alone menu-driven data management utility program)
A huge collection of RATS procedures and example programs, including worked examples from many popular econometrics textbooks.
extensive built-in Help systems
over 1,000 pages of printed documentation, including an Introduction, the RATS User's Guide and the RATS Reference Manual.
Adobe PDF versions of all of the manuals are also included, along with other supplemental documentation, and a copy of Walter Enders "e-book", entitled RATS Programming Manual.
The Professional version adds the Census Bureau's X12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment procedure and enhanced database access features, including ODBC/SQL data access, support for reading and writing FAME format database files, and the ability to read CRSP data.
System Requirements for WinRATS:
WinRATS runs on all recent versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Vista, and XP, as well as Server 2003 and 2008. It should also run properly on older versions, including Windows 98 and NT. Here are the minimum system requirements for running WinRATS:
a PC with a Pentium or later processor
Memory requirements will depend largely on the size of the data sets you need to work with. You will need approximately 1 Megabyte of RAM for every 128,000 data points. The RATS program itself is fairly compact, and only requires about 1 Megabyte of RAM to load.
a hard disk drive with at least 100Mb of free disk space (for a full installation, including all examples, procedures, and documentation)
a CD ROM drive
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, ME, or 98
System Requirements for MacRATS:
MacRATS is a "Universal" OS X application, which means that it runs natively on both Intel-based Macs and on older PowerPC-based Macs. Note that it requires version 10.4 or later of OS X.
Any Macintosh capable for running OS X 10.4 or later.
Both PowerPC and Intel CPU's are supported natively.
OS X 10.4 or later
Memory requirements will depend largely on the size of the data sets you need to work with. You will need approximately 1 Megabyte of RAM for every 128,000 data points. The RATS program itself is fairly compact, and only requires about 1 Megabyte of RAM to load.
a hard disk drive with at least 100Mb of free disk space (for a full installation, including all examples, procedures, and documentation)
CD-ROM drive
Pricing
For single-user licenses, see RATS Prices for pricing on new licenses, and Update Prices for pricing on updates to existing license.
We also offer multi-user/network licenses, with pricing based on the number of concurrent users. Please contact us at
800-822-8038 or sales@estima.com for more information.
