Software

Contents

• Decison Analysis Software
• Bayesian Network Software (some with limited DA capabilities)
• Probability Distributions Fitting Software
• Other Neat Stuff

Decison Analysis Software

• DPL 7.0
  Download demo version of DPL 7 Professional
  Notes:    The demo verison of DPL 7 Professional is fully functional but valid for only 21 days. Plan the valdity time window carefully to suit your term paper schedule.

• Expert Choice 11.5 (Now known as Expert Choice Desktop )
  Limited Academic License

• TreeAge
  Download trail version of TreeAge

• TreePlan
  Microsoft Excel add-in for constructing and solving Decision Trees.
  Educational versions of this software are bundled with these Operations Research/Management Science textbooks.

• Decsion tools suite from Palisade: (Precision Tree, BestFit, etc)
  Dowload 15-day full-featured trial versions
  A student version of this software comes with the recommended textbook by Robert Clemen, Making Hard Decision with DecisionTools
  Educational versions are also distributed with some Operations Research/Management Science textbooks. You may find a copy already in the CD-ROMs that came with your Operations Research textbook.

Bayesian Network Software (some with limited DA capabilities)

• Netica (Application and API)
  Free full-featured demo version can solve up to 15 nodes

• Hugin
  Download Hugin Lite (demo version)

• GeNIe and SMILE
  (Free Bayesian and Influence diagram software and API)

• BayesiaLab
  (Trial version available)

• Microsoft Bayesian Network
  (Free from Microsoft)

• Analytica from Lumina Decision Systems
  (fully functional 30-day trial copy available)

• JavaBayes: Bayesian Networks in Java.
  (Free with Java source codes)

• BayesBuilder
  (Free for non-commerical users)

• Matlab Toolbox for Bayesian Networks by Kevin Murphy
  (Free)

Probability Distributions Fitting Software

• EasyFit  
  This easy-to-use software by MathWave comes as a stand-alone applicaton as well as an Excel add-in. Basic features include:
  • support for over 55 probability distributions
  • powerful automated data fitting mode
  • manual distribution fitting capability
  • high-quality interactive graphs
  • goodness of fit tests
  30-day Trial version available.

• BestFit  
  BestFit which used to be a stand-alone application is now integrated into @RISK as a distribution fitting feature. You have to install @RISK from Palisade to use Bestfit. An educational version is distributed with Robert Clemen's book, Making Hard Decision with DecisionTools.
  15-day Trial version available.

• Risk Solver (to be rated)
  This is an Excel add-in for Monte-Carlo Simulation from Frontlines, the producer of the orginal Excel Solver.
  15-day Trial version available.

• ExpertFit (to be rated)
  ExpertFit is a nice distribution fitting software from Averill M. Law & Associates, Inc.
  Request for an ExpertFit Demo.

• Mathlab Statistics Toolbox (to be rated)
  You can do probability distributions fitting using the Statistics Toolbox in Mathlab.
  Click here for more details.

Other Neat Stuff

• Bayesian Network Repository

• Software Packages for Graphical Models/Bayesian Networks by Kevin Murphy.