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Inside two commercially available statistical expert systems

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A decade of research into the applications of artificial intelligence in statistics has finally resulted in the appearance of commercially available statistical expert systems. This paper takes a closer look at two of these systems, which are now commercially available on microcomputers, and shows what knowledge they actually contain and how they operate. It is concluded that although the technology and concepts that drive these systems could still benefit from further improvement, the real challenge lies in defining and constructing the statistical knowledge and strategy that should be incorporated and in presenting the results to the user's full advantage.

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Raes, J.F.M. Inside two commercially available statistical expert systems. Stat Comput 2, 55–62 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889583

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