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Abstract Details
Activity Number:
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354
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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Abstract - #307977 |
Title:
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FASTAT: Expert Statistics Without a Keyboard
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Author(s):
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Leland Wilkinson*+
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Companies:
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SYSTAT
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Address:
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225 W Washington St., Chicago, IL, 60606,
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Keywords:
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statistical graphics ;
statistical expert system ;
graphical user interfaces for statistics
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Abstract:
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Statistical expert systems were the focus of intense research more than a decade ago, but commercial and open-source statistics packages have generally failed to exploit the results of that research. FASTAT is an attempt to combine an expert statistical system with a new graphical user interface (GUI) in order to provide non-expert users with a second opinion on data analyses they have performed with a conventional statistical package. The expert system includes extensive testing for anomalies, diagnostics of model residuals, and remedial recommendations. The GUI takes advantage of contemporary developments in interface design. This GUI -- tested on both novice and expert users -- has no keyboard input, user manual, or dialogs. All interaction is designed for a mouse or touch-screen interface. FASTAT output is a browser-based document with exportable graphics, technical references, and l
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