MIX 2.0 Pro Update Information

Public (2.0.1.4 Pro)

Release date: July 10, 2011
A minor update with a few bug fixes and some extended functionality:
+ Fixed small issues with start-up and plot annotation
+ New help feature: 'Tips & Tricks'
+ Small improvement on weighting sensitivity plot
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.1.3 Pro)

Release date: June 30, 2011
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ New start-up check for output sheet
+ New default settings interface
+ New transformations for proportion meta-analysis (Freeman-Tukey arc-sine and logit)
+ New interface for study in and exclusions
+ New automated subgroup analysis with subgroup forest plots
+ New implementation of weighting sensitivity plot
+ New data converter
+ New report wizard
+ More extensive forest plot label formatting
+ Improved the handling of correlation coefficient transformations
+ Improved Bayesian analysis interface
+ Integrated enhanced metafile format for saving plots
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.1.2 Pro)

Release date: December 23, 2010
A minor cosmetic update:
+ Fixed bug for loading old MIX datasets
+ New framework for new features (in progress)
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.1.1 Pro)

Release date: Oct 25, 2010.
A minor update with bug fixes for activation and datawizard:
+ Local activation bug corrected
+ Bug in data convertor accessibility
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.1.0 Pro)

Release date: Oct 2, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ Activation and deactivation further improved
+ Trim and fill correction and trim and fill plot integrated
+ Study bias integration options available (multiplication and quality effects methods)
+ Default graph size can be altered
+ Selectivity box plot updated
+ Meta-tutor extended
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.0.9 Pro)

Release date: July 15, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ Dataset summary output adjusted and extended
+ Activation and deactivation further improved with option for local activation
+ Integrated ordering functionality
+ Dataset import for old MIX files enabled
+ RevMan 5 datafiles can be imported via CSV/Excel import
+ Dataset export for linear and logistic regression
+ Integrated rudiments of data convertor that is to come in the next update
+ Weighting changes no longer cause double output in the log file
+ Fixed forest plot axis errors for continuous outcomes
+ Meta-tutor extended
+ Start-up tips extended
* Some minor fixes

Public (2.0.0.8 Pro)

Release date: May 10, 2010.
A minor update with some small improvements:
+ Numerical and graphical settings can now be changed without errors
+ Activation and deactivation streamlined and accessible via the ribbon interface
+ Corrections made to the Meta-tutor
+ Data entry validation improved
+ Preparations for report function integrated

Public (2.0.0.7 Pro)

Release date: April 30, 2010.

MIX 2.0 Lite Update information

Public (2.0.1.4 Lite)

Release date: July 10, 2011
A major update bringing all new functionality from the most recent MIX 2.0 Pro to MIX 2.0 Lite and fixing a number of bugs:
+ New start-up check for output sheet
+ New default settings interface
+ New transformations for proportion meta-analysis (Freeman-Tukey arc-sine and logit)
+ New interface for study in and exclusions
+ New automated subgroup analysis with subgroup forest plots
+ New implementation of weighting sensitivity plot
+ New report wizard
+ More extensive forest plot label formatting
+ Improved the handling of correlation coefficient transformations
+ Improved Bayesian analysis interface
+ Integrated enhanced metafile format for saving plots
+ New help feature: 'Tips & Tricks'
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.1.0 Lite)

Release date: Oct 2, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ Trim and fill correction and trim and fill plot integrated
+ Study bias integration options available (multiplication and quality effects method)
+ Default graph size can be altered
+ Selectivity box plot updated
+ Meta-tutor extended
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.0.9 Lite)

Release date: July 15, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ Trim and fill correction and trim and fill plot integrated
+ Study bias integration options available (multiplication and quality effects method)
+ Default graph size can be altered
+ Selectivity box plot updated
+ Meta-tutor extended
* Some other minor fixes

Public (2.0.0.8 Lite)

Release date: May 16, 2010.
A minor update with small improvements and bug fixes:
+ Numerical and graphical settings can now be changed without errors
+ Corrections made to the Meta-tutor
+ Preparations for report function integrated
* Some minor fixes

Public (2.0.0.7 Lite)

Release date: April 30, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ Bayesian analyses are enabled
+ Annotations possible for all forest-like plots
+ Graph labeler bugs fixed
* Some minor fixes

Beta 5 (2.0.0.5 Lite)

Release date: February 14, 2010.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ In and exclusions of studies no longer results in errors for cumulative syntheses
+ Validation corrections on some tests
+ The Graph labeler is now fully functional
+ Forest plot annotation is enabled for up to six columns inside the forest plot
* Some minor fixes

Beta 4 (2.0.0.4 Lite)

Release date: Unreleased.
A major update with bug fixes, output changes, and extended functionality:
+ MIX 2.0 now loads in all non-English versions of Excel without issues
+ A check is performed on update status of Excel before MIX 2.0 is run
+ MIX provides warning if the Solver tool is not installed

Beta 3 (2.0.0.3 Lite)

Release date: Unreleased.
A minor update with small improvements:
+ Data set information is now automatically shown after loading a dataset
+ Version information includes beta number
+ Bug fix for update of dataset file via internet

Beta 2 (2.0.0.2 Lite)

Release date: November 23, 2009.
The second beta-version of MIX 2.0 Lite. Distributed to approximately 125 people. This beta-version has most features enabled, including most graphs. Some features such as the graph labeler, some graphical output and the trim and fill method are stil disabled. This is the first beta that will be used by many people in different countries.

Beta 1 (2.0.0.1 Lite)

Release date: October 10, 2009.
The first betaversion of MIX 2.0 Lite. Distributed to approximately 10 people. This version still had the graphs and many analytical features disabled. It was mainly meant to test the new interface on a number of different PCs