Windows and Mac

RATS for Windows and Mac

This page provides platform-specific information on the Windows and Macintosh versions of RATS.

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 the Getting Started guide, the RATS User's Guide and the RATS Reference Manual
  • Adobe PDF versions of the User's Guide and Reference Manual are also included, along with Walter Enders "e-book", entitled RATS Programming Manual

RATS Professional adds the following features not included in the standard version (some features not available on all platforms):

  • Support for the Census Bureau's X11 Seasonal Adjustment procedure.
  • Support for reading databases using ODBC and SQL
  • The ability to read and write FAME format database files (Requires that you have the FAME software for Windows installed on the same system.
  • Support for reading CRSP format data files (currently being tested--contact Estima for details)

System Requirements for WinRATS:

WinRATS runs on all recent versions of Windows, including Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista. Here are the minimum system requirements for running WinRATS:

  • a PC with a Pentium or compatible 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 90Mb of free disk space (for a full installation, including all examples, procedures, and documentation)
  • a CD ROM drive
  • Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, or Vista

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 90Mb of free disk space (for a full installation, including all examples, procedures, and documentation)
  • CD-ROM drive