Origin (data analysis software)

Origin is a proprietary computer program for interactive <a href="/facts/Plot_(graphics)/dxuSqKN9">scientific graphing</a> and <a href="/facts/Data_analysis/CNtARxLW">data analysis</a>. It is produced by OriginLab Corporation, and runs on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. It has inspired several <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">platform-independent</a> <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Clone_(computing)/qd7EcVNT">clones</a> and alternatives like <a href="/facts/LabPlot/CXTR46Ku">LabPlot</a> and <a href="/facts/SciDAVis/muTE979l">SciDAVis</a>.
Graphing support in Origin includes various 2D/3D plot types.
Data analyses in Origin include <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>, <a href="/facts/Signal_processing/Npaja6zb">signal processing</a>, <a href="/facts/Curve_fitting/zrLKw6Xj">curve fitting</a> and peak analysis. Origin's curve fitting is performed by a <a href="/facts/Nonlinear_regression/8mMuJSe8">nonlinear least squares</a> fitter which is based on the <a href="/facts/Levenberg%25E2%2580%2593Marquardt_algorithm/yqhqgb1g">Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm</a>.
Origin imports data files in various formats such as <a href="/facts/ASCII_text/vGUI33Qu">ASCII text</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Excel/Ezal6G75">Excel</a>, <a href="/facts/National_Instruments/t5X8PHh6">NI TDM, DIADem</a>, <a href="/facts/NetCDF/DUwTEW7n">NetCDF</a>, <a href="/facts/SPC_file_format/LW55ozyn">SPC</a>, etc. It also exports the graph to various image file formats such as <a href="/facts/JPEG/HQ8QS3uB">JPEG</a>, <a href="/facts/GIF/HfIBWrIC">GIF</a>, <a href="/facts/Encapsulated_post_script/MxugDBHI">EPS</a>, <a href="/facts/Tagged_Image_File_Format/TjBJcLeT">TIFF</a>, etc. There is also a built-in query tool for accessing database data via <a href="/facts/ActiveX_Data_Objects/dU8V95sx">ADO</a>.

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