Genstat

{{Infobox software

| name = Genstat

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| caption = Data analysis software

| collapsible = Data analysis software

| author = John Nelder

| developer = VSN International (VSNi)

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| discontinued = Software data analysis

| latest release version = 23.1

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|08}}{{cite web |url =https://genstat.kb.vsni.co.uk/knowledge-base/whats-new23rd/ |title=What's New|website=genstat.kb.vsni.co.uk}}

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| operating system = Microsoft Windows

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| language = English

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| genre = Statistical package

| licence = Proprietary

| website = {{URL|www.vsni.co.uk/software/genstat}}

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Genstat (General Statistics) is a statistical software package with data analysis capabilities, particularly in the field of agriculture.{{Cite web|url=http://www.agronomix.com/Corporate/GenStat.aspx|title=AGRONOMIX Software inc., Software for plant breeding|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206204003/http://www.agronomix.com/Corporate/GenStat.aspx|archivedate=2017-02-06}}{{Cite web|url=https://warwick.ac.uk/services/od/ras/opportunities/development_support/mathstats/additional_resources/software_list/genstat|title=GenStat (General Statistical)|website=The University of Warwick}} It was developed in 1968 by the Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom and was designed to provide modular design, linear mixed models{{Cite book|title=Mixed Models and Multilevel Data Structures in Agriculture}}{{page needed|date=July 2021}} and graphical functions.{{Cite journal|last=Gower|first=John C.|date=2015|title=The Development of Statistical Computing at Rothamsted|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44162829|journal=International Statistical Review |volume=83|issue=3|pages=357–370|doi=10.1111/insr.12093 |jstor=44162829 |s2cid=122657943 |issn=0306-7734|url-access=subscription}} It was developed and distributed by VSN International (VSNi),{{cite web|url=https://bbsrc.ukri.org/documents/vsni-spinout-pdf/|title=Statistics software success for spinout company VSN international|website=Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council|date=6 November 2023 }} which was owned by The Numerical Algorithms Group and Rothamsted Research.

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Genstat is used in a number of research areas, including plant science, forestry, animal science, and medicine.