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Interactive data analysis based on dialog systems in S-PLUS

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To deliver a user-friendly data analysis package with interactive data analysis capability to end users, a graphical user interface (GUI) is required. The concepts and methods used for creating interactive sessions based on dialog windows in S-PLUS are described. With dialog communications, a statistician can develop a system of dialogs and graphics windows for interactive graphics. A class of graphics conditioning on parameters demonstrates the usefulness of interactive graphics with dialog systems.

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Chao, E.C. Interactive data analysis based on dialog systems in S-PLUS. Computational Statistics 14, 23–38 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00022703

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