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PRIMER 8
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Now offered as an annual subscription, our software stays at the forefront of multivariate statistical analysis. You pay less up-front, and get regular updates automatically. Choose from our full package, including PERMANOVA+, or a lighter option with just the basics.

What's New in PRIMER 8

Annual Subscription

(12-month Licence)

PRIMER 8 with PERMANOVA+
Analyze multivariate responses to complex multi-factor experiments / sampling designs
USD $650
No. of Seats:
1
Discount per seat: 0%
✓ EVERYTHING in PRIMER 8 Lite, AND
✓ PERMANOVA
✓ Test for centroids, allow heterogeneity
✓ Finite factors, split/whole-plots
✓ PERMDISP and beta diversity
✓ DISTLM, PCO, dbRDA
✓ Centroid & residual plots
✓ Multivariate control charts
✓ View all the features
PRIMER 8 Lite
Essential nonparametric univariate and multivariate statistical methods & graphics
USD $450
No. of Seats:
1
Discount per seat: 0%
✓ ANOSIM tests, SIMPER
✓ Univariate non-parametric tests
✓ CLUSTER, SIMPROF tests
✓ MDS or PCA ordinations
✓ RELATE, BEST, BIOENV, BVSTEP
✓ Diversity measures
✓ Heatmaps/shade plots/matrix displays
✓ A host of plotting options
✓ View all the features

Your subscription includes:

  • Free automatic upgrades, updates and bug-fixes
  • Automatic renewal without need for installation or re-activation
  • Active support for technical issues and set-up
  • 10% off PRIMER-e's statistical consulting services

We also offer:

  • Floating Licences for Enterprise / Large organisations. Contact us for more details and a quote.
  • Deep Discounts (60% off or more) for multi-seat licences to be used for teaching purposes in an educational setting. Specifically, we enable instructors to give their students access to our software as part of their enrolment in a course of study. Click here to apply for a discount and get a quote.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

PRIMER software is a device-dependent installation.

OS
Windows 11 (must be Windows XP or later)
CPU
Modern Intel or AMD processor
RAM
8 GB or more
HD space
100 MB or more

Note: PRIMER will not run natively on Apple Mac OSX, but it is possible to use via virtualization software or Boot Camp. Also, to be able to read and write Excel worksheets, you will need Excel 2000, or later, installed.

Your subscription includes:

  • Free automatic upgrades, updates and bug-fixes
  • Automatic renewal without need for installation or re-activation
  • Active support for technical issues and set-up
  • 10% off PRIMER-e's statistical consulting services

We also offer:

  • Floating Licences for Enterprise / Large organisations. Contact us for more details and a quote.
  • Deep Discounts (60% off or more) for multi-seat licences to be used for teaching purposes in an educational setting. Specifically, we enable instructors to give their students access to our software as part of their enrolment in a course of study. Click here to apply for a discount and get a quote.

System Requirements

PRIMER software is a device-dependent installation.

OS

Windows 11 (must be Windows XP or later)

CPU

Modern Intel or AMD processor

RAM

8 GB or more

HD space

100 MB or more

Note: PRIMER will not run natively on Apple Mac OSX, but it is possible to use via virtualization software or Boot Camp. Also, to be able to read and write Excel worksheets, you will need Excel 2000, or later, installed.

"In undergraduate teaching, the PRIMER wizards allow us to focus on biological interpretation, not spending the lab generating outputs."

Professor Mary Sewell, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand

"PRIMER is like a colleague to me. One who understands what I want to do."

Professor Antonio Terlizzi, Director, Integrative Marine Ecology Department, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy

"A powerful & intuitive tool for interpreting & communicating patterns in data in a 'language', understandable by both scientists & managers."

Professor Euan Harvey, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

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