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color="#00006A">INED</font></a><font color="#00006A"> and </font><a	color="#00006A">INED</font></a><font color="#00006A"> and </font><a
href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>	href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>

<p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>March 2015</strong></font></p>	<p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>July 2017</strong></font></p>

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Line 37 National d'Etudes Démographiques</font>	Line 37 National d'Etudes Démographiques</font>
(INED, Paris) in the "Mortality, Health and Epidemiology	(INED, Paris) in the "Mortality, Health and Epidemiology
Research Unit" </font></h4>	Research Unit" </font></h4>

<h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">and Agnès Lièvre (former PHD student at INED)</font></h4>	<h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">with the collaboration of Agnès Lièvre (former PHD student at INED) until 2007</font></h4>

<h4><font color="#00006A">Contribution to the mathematics: C. R.	<h4><font color="#00006A">Contribution to the mathematics: C. R.
Heathcote </font><font color="#00006A" size="2">(Australian	Heathcote </font><font color="#00006A" size="2">(Australian
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<h2><font color="#EC5E5E"><strong>Download and instructions for installation</strong></font></h2>	<h2><font color="#EC5E5E"><strong>Download and instructions for installation</strong></font></h2>

<h3> Current versions March 2015 </h3>	<h3> Current versions July 2017 </h3>
<ul>	<ul>
<li>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8): 0.98p0 and 0.98q0</li>	<li>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10): 0.99r14</li>
<li>On MacOS/X Leopard: 0.98p0 and 0.98q0</li>	<li>On MacOS/X Leopard: 0.99r14</li>
<li>On Linux, ask for the CVS version </li>	<li>On Linux, ask for the CVS version </li>
</ul>	</ul>
The grapher that IMaCh uses is gnuplot	The grapher that IMaCh uses is gnuplot
from <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>.	from <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>.
Gnuplot has evolved since version IMaCh 0.98k and therefore you need	Gnuplot has evolved since version IMaCh 0.98k and therefore you need
at least Gnuplot 4.6.5. Otherwise you need to adapt the .gp file	at least Gnuplot 5. Otherwise you need to adapt the .gp file
produced in order to run with your old gnuplot.	produced in order to run with your old gnuplot.

With the installer provided for OS/X and Windows, a recent gnuplot	With the installer provided for OS/X and Windows, a recent gnuplot
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the installers. Using recent gnuplot installations, there is usually a	the installers. Using recent gnuplot installations, there is usually a
possibility to add the gnuplot binary in your path.	possibility to add the gnuplot binary in your path.

<h3>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)</h3>	<h3>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)</h3>
<p> Until June 2004 the installation did consist in a zip file which	<p> Until June 2004 the installation did consist in a zip file which
had to be extracted in the directory of your choice. But with version	had to be extracted in the directory of your choice. But with version
0.98d and above IMaCh we are using a windows installer (Inno setup 5.5.5).	0.98d and above IMaCh we are using a windows installer (Inno setup 5.5.5).
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<ul>	<ul>
<li>Download latest <font size="2" face="Courier	<li>Download latest <font size="2" face="Courier
New"><strong>imach-0.98p0-ilc-setup.exe</strong></font> and	New"><strong>imach-0.99r14-ilc-setup.exe</strong></font> and
execute it .</li>	execute it .</li>
<li> Gnuplot is installed by default on Windows. But if you are using another Operating system:	<li> Gnuplot is installed by default on Windows. But if you are using another Operating system:
<ul>	<ul>
<li> Download <font size="2" face="Courier	<li> Download <font size="2" face="Courier
New"><strong>gnuplot</strong></font> 4.6.5	New"><strong>gnuplot</strong></font> 5
at <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>	at <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>
; at the end of the install it is asked if you want to have the	; at the end of the install it is asked if you want to have the
gnuplot binary in your path, say yes.</li>	gnuplot binary in your path, say yes.</li>
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<li>doc: most of the documentation. The main document	<li>doc: most of the documentation. The main document
is <a href="wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a>	is <a href="wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a>
.</li>	.</li>
<ul> Here are also two data files:<font size="4"	<ul> Here are also two data files (which are unfortunately the best examples for recent features of IMaCh):<font size="4"
face="Times New Roman"> </font><ul>	face="Times New Roman"> </font><ul>
<li><font face="Courier New">data1.txt</font>	<li><font face="Courier New">data1.txt</font>
which is the main data file on which the	which is the main data file on which the
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</ul>	</ul>

<br>	<br>
Imach version 0.98p0 and 0.98q0 of March 2015 can	Imach version 0.99r14 of July 2017 can
be <a href="#Download">downloaded below</a> as a setup.exe file	be <a href="#Download">downloaded below</a> as a setup.exe file
imach-0.98?-#-setup.exe. The ? corresponds to a version number while	imach-0.99?-#-setup.exe. The ? corresponds to a version number while
the # corresponds to same program but compiled differently.	the # corresponds to same program but compiled differently.
<br>	<br>
After having tested crosscompilations from a Unix box we moved to native versions	After having tested crosscompilations from a Unix box we moved to native versions
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<p><a href="oldversions.html">Old Windows versions are accessible here.</a>	<p><a href="oldversions.html">Old Windows versions are accessible here.</a>

<h3>On Mac OS/X Lion and higher (March 2015)</h3>	<h3>On Mac OS/X Lion and higher (July 2017)</h3>

IMaCh can be easily compiled with gcc on MacIntosh as soon as	IMaCh can be easily compiled with gcc on MacIntosh as soon as
XCode (free download from Apple) is intalled on your MaCIntosh.<p>	XCode (free download from Apple) is intalled on your MaCIntosh.<p>

It take a litle more time to get version of Gnuplot 4.6.5+ for Mac	It take a litle more time to get version of Gnuplot 5+ for Mac OS/X
OS/X and to compile it on a MaC. Currently graphs are output as png	and to compile it on a MaC. Currently graphs are output as svg
files. We will probably moved to svg because the svg format is	because the svg format is scalable and thus figures are easier to
scalable and thus figures are easier to improve and to insert in other	improve and to insert in other documents. Sometimes the svg file is to
documents.	big and is replaced by a png binary file. But you can get any other
	format with gnuplot (for example, on Emacs with gnuplot-mode, just
	edit the .gp file, send the first "cd " line to change to current
	directory, move to corresponding line of the plot, send the plot line
	to gnuplot, visualize on the screen, change the terminal as well as
	plot file names).


<p>	<p>
You can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a dmg file, for example imach0.98nX.dmg and install	You can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a dmg file, for example imach0.99X.dmg and install
it. Like on Windows, two sub-directories are created	it. Like on Windows, two sub-directories are created
<tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html</tt> . In the bin subdirectory you	<tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html</tt> . In the bin subdirectory you
will find two executables <tt>imach</tt> itself and	will find two executables <tt>imach</tt> itself and
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<h3>On Linux</h3> There are various versions of Linux, gnuplot is	<h3>On Linux</h3> There are various versions of Linux, gnuplot is
distributed on most distributions. Just verify that your version of	distributed on most distributions. Just verify that your version of
gnuplot is more recent than version 4.6.5 . I haven't had time to make	gnuplot is version 5+ . If I haven't had time to make
a rpm yet, just ask us for the CVS tree location (not completely GPL	a rpm yet, just ask us for the CVS tree location (not completely GPL
today), and compile the sources. Remarks concerning the Linux versions	today), and compile the sources. Remarks concerning the Linux versions
are similar to the Mac OS/X version.	are similar to the Mac OS/X version.
<p>	<p>
<font color="#FF0000" size="3"><tt>New (March 2015)</tt></font> You	<font color="#FF0000" size="3"><tt>New (July 2017)</tt></font> You
can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a binary tar file for	can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a binary rpm file for a 64
respectively a 32 bits or 64 bits Linux bo, for example:	bits Linux, for example: imach-0.99r14-1.x86-64.rpm
imach-Linux-0.98p0-linux-i586-bin.tar.bz2 and
imach-Linux-0.98p0-linux-x86-64-bin.tar.bz2	<p> The Windows binaries have been compiled with native Intel Compiler
	on my OS/X Mac using Virtual Box and a Windows 8. Each binary
<p> The binaries have been crosscompiled with gcc on my OS/X Mac.	contains two directories <tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html/doc</tt> . In the
Each binary contains two directories <tt>bin</tt>	bin subdirectory you will find the <tt>imach</tt> executable and
and <tt>html/doc</tt> . In the bin subdirectory you will find	in <tt>html/doc</tt> the <tt>biaspar.imach</tt> test parameter file
the <tt>imach</tt> executable and in <tt>html/doc</tt>	and its corresponding data file <tt>data1.txt</tt>. In order to run
the <tt>biaspar.imach</tt> test parameter file and its corresponding	the test the command is <tt>./bin/imach
data file <tt>data1.txt</tt>. In order to run the test the command	./html/doc/biaspar.imach</tt> <p>
is <tt>./bin/imach ./html/doc/biaspar.imach</tt> <p>
<tt>gnuplot</tt> should be installed otherwise at the end of the	<tt>gnuplot</tt> should be installed otherwise at the end of the
run (optimization and calculations last at least 7 minutes on	run (optimization and calculations last at least 7 minutes on
today most efficient hardwares) the command <tt>gnuplot	today most efficient hardwares) the command <tt>gnuplot
biaspar.gp</tt> will fail. If successful, typing <tt>e</tt> will	biaspar.gp</tt> will fail. If successful, typing <tt>e</tt> will
open <tt>biaspar.htm</tt> with your browser and all the results	open <tt>biaspar.htm</tt> with your browser and all the results
including graphs generated by gnuplot will appear. Please	including graphs generated by gnuplot will appear.
subscribe to the mailing
list <tt>imach-users@listes.ined.fr</tt> for comments and
reports on the performance (see the Performance section of
the <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki">wiki</a>).

<p>	<p> Differences between efficiency of binary versions, related to
<h3>Downloads<a name="Download"></a></h3>	former errors in the likelihood optimizations algorithms, have be
	discussed at
	<a href="http://reves.site.ined.fr/en/REVES_meetings/2015%2C-reves-meeting-in-singapour/">REVES 2015 meeting in Singapore</a>.
	</ul>
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<TBODY>	<TBODY>
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<p><a href="Download"><font color="#FF0000" size="3">Other downloads</font></a>	<p><a href="Download"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Downloads</font></a>
and <a href="wiki/#Bugs"><font color="#FF0000" size="3">bugs reported</font></a> <p>	and <a href="wiki/#Bugs"><font color="#FF0000" size="3">bugs reported</font></a> <p>

<p><a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Click	<p><a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Click
here to access to the detailed documentation</font></a></p>	here to access to the detailed documentation</font></a></p>

<h1> Grants </h1>	<h1> Grants </h1>
<p>This software have been partly granted	<p>In addition to INED, this software have been partly granted
<ul>	<ul>
<li> by <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr">Euro-REVES</a>, a concerted	<li> by <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr">Euro-REVES</a>, a concerted
action from the European Union.	action from the European Union.
<li>In 2003-2004 it has been granted by	<li>In 2003-2004 it has been granted by
the French Institute on Longevity.	the French Institute on Longevity.
<li> In January 2014, it has been	<li> In January 2014, it has been
granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 25293121.	(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 25293121.
<li> In 2015 by Intel Software by providing free licences for C/C++ on the three OS.	<li> In 2015 by Intel Software by providing free licences for C/C++ on the three OS.
</ul>	<li> In 2016 by Intel Software extended the free licences for
	C/C++ on the three OS for three yars.
	</ul>

<p>	<p>
Our work is copyrighted as a GNU software product, i.e. program and	Our work is copyrighted as a GNU software product, i.e. program and
software can be distributed freely for non commercial use, but	software can be distributed freely for non commercial use. We used
actually some sources are not widely distributed today because they	some codes from the first book "Numerical Recipes in C" (Press et al,
borrow some codes from the book "Numerical Recipes in C" which is	1992) which is copyrighted. Today, the code of the optimization
copyrighted. If you are an owner of theses sources you can get our	programme has been so altered and many bugs have been fixed,
sources by asking us with a simple justification (name, email,	see <a href="singapore-Brouard-Heathcote-2015.pdf">communication</a>
	at the 2015 REVES meeting in Singapore) that we consider that we are
	only in debt of the algorithm which has been published. If you want to
	get our sources, please ask us with a simple justification (name,
	email,
Institute) <a href="mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr">mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr</a>	Institute) <a href="mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr">mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr</a>
</p>	</p>

<p>Today we are two developpers only but we already use a private CVS	<p>Latest documentation can be accessed on the wiki at <a
server. The CVS server will be freely accessible as soon as we have
replaced "Numerical Recipes in C maximization routines" with
equivalent routines from the new GNU scientific library.

<p>Latest documentation can be accessed at <a
href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a><br>	href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a><br>

<p> There is a public mailing list of IMaCh's users. You can	<p> There is a public mailing list of IMaCh's users. You can
subscribe by sending a mail to <a	subscribe by sending a mail to <a
href=mailto:imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>	href=mailto:imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>
(and unsubscribe with <a	(and unsubscribe with <a
href=mailto:imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>	href=mailto:imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>)
</p>	for help, comments and
	reports on the performance (see the Performance section of
<h2>IMaCh Wiki</h2>	the <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki">wiki</a>). Archives can be accessed at <a href="https://listes.ined.fr/arc/imach-users">https://listes.ined.fr/arc/imach-users</a>
As discussed at the REVES meeting in <a href="http://www.prw.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/reves/2005.cgi">Beijing</a>, we created a Wiki for IMaCh were people having used IMaCh (or having not been able to use it because of obscure or unadequate features) can add tips and discuss various aspects of IMaCh and interface with other statistical softwares. In many aspects, our "official documentation" is not accurate enough.	<p> If you ask for help, it is usually easier to send the parameter file, the .log file as well as some records of the datafile.

<p> Wikis are a very promising way to give information closer to your expectations. It also a very dynamic movement if you consider the first <a href="http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">International Wikimedia Conference in Francfurt</a> (August 2005), where most Wikis were represented and in particular <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>.	<h2>IMaCh Wiki</h2> As discussed at the REVES meeting
	in <a href="http://www.prw.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/reves/2005.cgi">Beijing</a>,
	we created a Wiki for IMaCh were people having used IMaCh (or having
	not been able to use it because of obscure or unadequate features) can
	add tips and discuss various aspects of IMaCh and interface with other
	statistical softwares. In many aspects, our "official documentation"
	is not accurate enough.

	<p> Wikis are a promising way to give information closer to your
	expectations. It also a very dynamic movement if you consider the
	first <a href="http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">International
	Wikimedia Conference in Francfurt</a> (August 2005), where most Wikis
	were represented and in
	particular <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>.

<p><a href="wiki"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Access to the IMaCh Wiki</font></a></p>. Please ask for a username and password.	<p><a href="wiki"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Access to the IMaCh Wiki</font></a></p>. Please ask for a username and password.

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