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| Developer(s) | KCP Technologies, Concord Consortium |
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| Stable release | 2.3 / May 2015 |
| Operating system | Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8; Mac OS X 10.6 to MacOS 10.14 |
| Type | Educational software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | fathom |
Fathom Dynamic Data Software is software for learning and teaching statistics, at the high school and introductory college level.
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