On evaluating interactive statistical program packages |
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| Authors: | Paul Velleman Roy E Welsch |
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| Institution: | 1. Cornell University , Ithaca, New York;2. National Bureau of Economic Research Computer Research Center , Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, and |
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| Abstract: | Most statistical computing for data analysis has come to depend upon statistical program packages. In recent years, interactive computing has become widespread both on large time-sharing systems and on mini-computers. This paper identifies ways in which interactive statistical software packages differ from batchoriented software and discusses evaluation considerations pertaining specifically to interactive packages. |
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| Keywords: | documentation graphics software statistical computing timesharing |
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