Getting Started

1. Sign in

Open statios-app.web.app (or the installed PWA) and sign in with a free account. A free account is required to use Statios — sign in first. The statistics engine itself is free; AI features are metered.

2. The Lobby

After signing in you land in the Lobby — Statios's project hub:

• New project — start a blank workspace.
• Open project — load a saved .stios project file from your device.
• Recent projects — one-click to re-open a recent .stios file.
• Account — view your tier and AI credit usage.
• Docs / Help — opens this site.

To return to the Lobby from anywhere in the app, click the Home icon in the menu bar.

3. Workbench zones

Once a project is open the workbench is divided into zones, each accessible from the top navigation bar:

Zone	What it does
Data	Import a dataset (CSV, XLSX, SAV, DTA, TSV, JSON) · Data View (raw rows) · Variable View (labels, types, measurement levels, missing codes)
Analyze	Browse and run any of 600 statistical procedures via the method browser and option dialogs
Graphs	Build a chart (36 types) · Gallery of all charts you've generated this session
Lab	Scripter — write and run Python against the engine · Reproduce — the auto-generated, re-runnable .py script for your session
Guided	Interview-style wizard that proposes an analysis plan; builds a step-by-step guided run
Output	Output (results) · Logs · Guided-results · Build Report (compose a report)
Wiki	In-app statistical reference, always at hand

4. Run an analysis

1. In the Data zone, open a dataset (Ctrl+O or drag-and-drop).
2. Switch to Analyze. Use the method browser to find a procedure — e.g. Compare Means → Independent Samples T-Test.
3. Configure variables and options in the dialog, then click OK.
4. Results appear in the Output zone as a publication-style table. Each result has a Cite button (APA reference) and a .py export button (reproducible Python snippet).

5. Make a chart

Switch to the Graphs zone. Pick a chart type (36 available — histogram, scatter, box, violin, bubble, ridgeline, ...), choose variables, and click Generate. The chart is added to the Gallery sub-tab. Click the PNG or SVG button in the chart toolbar to export (PNG is 300 dpi; SVG is vector).

6. Save your work

Save the full workspace (data + outputs + metadata) as a .stios project file via File → Save Project (Ctrl+S). Re-open it later from the Lobby or via File → Open Project.

Tips

• Ctrl+K opens the Command Palette — search any of the 600 procedures.
• The AI Chat (requires sign-in) runs analyses for you in plain English; results land in the Output zone alongside manually run analyses.
• The Guided zone walks you through choosing and running the right tests step-by-step.
• Lab → Reproduce generates the exact Python script that replayed your session — paste it into a paper's code appendix.