Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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490
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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| Abstract - #309507 |
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Title:
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Design Considerations for Statistical Analysis Support in a Tablet Environment
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Author(s):
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Paul Velleman*+ and William Sribney
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Companies:
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Cornell University and Data Description, Inc.
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Keywords:
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Tablet computer ;
Data analysis ;
Graphics ;
Interface design
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Abstract:
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Tablet computing environments pose special challenges. Keyboards are awkward, so command-based interfaces are not the ideal choice. Tablet interfaces encourage graphical interaction, so visual metaphors for statistics and graphics are preferred. But the pointing device of choice is a fingertip, whose size presents further constraints. Nevertheless, tablets can be effective platforms for statistics and graphical analyses. Processors are sufficiently powerful and high-precision screens support effective graphics.
We will discuss constraints and advantages of tablets as computing platforms for data analysis, and propose some specific solutions. Examples will be drawn from a current project to implement such a design.
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