Flocker 1.1 is a software to quantify and compare statistical measures of group size

free download here:

 

This statistical toolset enables you to analyse group size data while:

  • differentiates between outsiders' view (group size) versus insiders' view (crowding) measures;

  • controls for the ties among data points in the latter case;

  • handles biased distributions correctly.

Find further details here:

Reiczigel et al. 2007. Measures of sociality: two different views of group size. Animal Behaviour, in press

 download for scholarly purposes only.

The software is free to use and distribute for scientific and educational purposes. Please cite the above article as a theoretical background of the statistical procedures.

After download, unzip the file and find a folder named 'Flocker 11'. Within this folder, just run the file flocker11.exe. Do not remove the files from the folder. Flocker 1.1 runs under Windows 2000 or higher. No Mac version is available.