  In this paper, we investigate the Kaczmarz-Tanabe method for exact and
inexact linear systems. The Kaczmarz-Tanabe method is derived from the Kaczmarz
method, but is more stable than that. We analyze the convergence and the
convergence rate of the Kaczmarz-Tanabe method based on the singular value
decomposition theory, and discover two important factors, i.e., the second
maximum singular value of $Q$ and the minimum non-zero singular value of $A$,
that influence the convergence speed and the amplitude of fluctuation of the
Kaczmarz-Tanabe method (even for the Kaczmarz method). Numerical tests verify
the theoretical results of the Kaczmarz-Tanabe method.
