# Sensory Panel Performance Evaluation--Comprehensive Review of Practical Approaches
## 5 Software
Other software packages used in the field of sensory science are often general statistical software packages, which are typically not target programmes, but might be applied to solve panel performance-related issues:  
* Matlab (MathWorks Inc., 3 Apple Hill Drive Natick, MA 01760-2098, USA) [[https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html)]([https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* SPSS Statistics (IBM Corporation Software Group, Route 100 Somers, NY 10589, USA) [[https://www.ibm.com/s-en/products/spss-statistics](https://www.ibm.com/s-en/products/spss-statistics)]([https://www.ibm.com/s-en/products/spss-statistics](https://www.ibm.com/s-en/products/spss-statistics)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* Statistica(StatSoft, Inc. 2300 East 14 th Street Tulsa, OK 74104, USA) [[http://www.stat](http://www.stat)]([http://www.stat](http://www.stat)) soft.com/Products/STATISTICA-Features accessed on 14 December 2021
* SAS (SAS Institute Inc., 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513-2414, USA) [[https://www.sas.com/en_us/home.html](https://www.sas.com/en_us/home.html)]([https://www.sas.com/en_us/home.html](https://www.sas.com/en_us/home.html)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* Unscrambler (CAMO Software Inc., One Woodbridge Center Suite 319 Woodbridge, NJ 07095, USA) [[https://www.camo.com/unscrambler/](https://www.camo.com/unscrambler/)]([https://www.camo.com/unscrambler/](https://www.camo.com/unscrambler/)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* R-project (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Institute for Statistics and Mathematics, Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria) [[https://www.r-project.org/](https://www.r-project.org/)]([https://www.r-project.org/](https://www.r-project.org/)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* Palisade (Palisade Corporation, 798 Cascadilla Street, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA) [[https://www.palisade-br.com/stattools/testimonials.asp](https://www.palisade-br.com/stattools/testimonials.asp)]([https://www.palisade-br.com/stattools/testimonials.asp](https://www.palisade-br.com/stattools/testimonials.asp)) accessed on 14 December 2021
* SYSTAT (Systat Software, Inc. 501 Canal Blvd, Suite E, Point Richmond, CA 94804-2028, USA) [[https://systatsoftware.com/](https://systatsoftware.com/)]([https://systatsoftware.com/](https://systatsoftware.com/)) accessed on 14 December 2021  
Special studies such as the ones which focus on the structural models integrating the tasting process and final decision can facilitate the decision support systems [97]. Generally, there are at least two possible software solutions available to support the procedure of sensory analysis in research and in quality control: commercially available platforms and self-developed scripts. Additionally, in the case of a self-developed software, one needs to be familiar with the programming languages and platforms. In the last decade, there has been a shift from purchasing software towards subscribing to SaaS (Software as a Service). The programmes supporting the entire sensory process also include the monitoring of sensory procedures and the measurement of sensory assessor and panel performance. Targeted programmes developed for performance evaluation of individual assessors and assessment panels typically provide numerical and graphical feedback to the panel leader. They also make it possible that individualized targeted tasks can be prescribed to the panelists and implemented under monitored conditions. General statistical software packages can be applied to solve panel performance-related issues too.