PSPP needs more statistical functionality. Though PSPP developers do not mind having to write all such code ourselves, we do not have enough time. So we are asking volunteers to submit such statistical code for inclusion in PSPP. We will accept and review submissions of such code from volunteers. Below are guidelines and requirements for authors, and instructions for submitting code. We need basic, "back-end" statistical routines most. Inserting new statistical functionality requires two steps: Writing the statistical part of the program, then making it run within PSPP. We are asking for volunteers to work on the first task: Writing modules that run statistical procedures, ignorant of PSPP. Most statisticians, even those with plenty of experience programming, will find the task of writing the statistical subroutines difficult enough. The added difficulty of hooking those routines into PSPP, and writing the necessary I/O functions, will likely discourage those statistical programmers. We want to avoid this problem by asking authors to write just the statistical subroutines, then to submit them to us for editing, review and eventual inclusion in PSPP.
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