BOAT: a cross-platform software for data analysis and numerical computing with arbitrary-precision

TL;DR

BOAT is a free, cross-platform software enabling high-precision statistical data analysis and numerical computing through an efficient expression language and arbitrary-precision floating point calculations limited only by system memory.

Contribution

It introduces a new software tool that combines cross-platform compatibility, arbitrary-precision calculations, and an easy-to-use expression language for data analysis.

Findings

Supports arbitrary-precision calculations limited only by memory

Features an intuitive expression language with auto-complete and help functions

Provides case studies demonstrating practical applications

Abstract

BOAT is a free cross-platform software for statistical data analysis and numerical computing. Thanks to its multiple-precision floating point engine, it allows arbitrary-precision calculations, whose digits of precision are only limited by the amount of memory of the host machine. At the core of the software is a simple and efficient expression language, whose use is facilitated by the assisted typing, the auto-complete engine and the built-in help for the syntax. In this paper a quick overview of the software is given. Detailed information, together with its applications to some case studies, is available at the BOAT web page.