ViSta, the Visual Statistics system is a
freeware
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statistical system developed by
Forrest W. Young of the
University of North Carolina
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. ViSta current version maintained by Pedro M. Valero-Mora of the University of Valencia and can be found a
Old versions of ViSta and of the documentation can be found a
ViSta incorporates a number of special features that are of both theoretical and practical interest: The workmap keeps record of the datasets opened by the user and the subsequent statistical transformations and analysis applied to them. Spreadplots show all the relevant plots for a dataset with a given combination of types of variables. Graphics are the primary way of output in contrast with traditional statistics packages where the textual output is more important.
References
* Young, F. W., Valero-Mora, P. M. &
Friendly, M. (2006) ''Visual Statistics: Seeing Data with Interactive Graphics''. Wiley {{ISBN, 978-0-471-68160-1
* Meissner, W. (2008) Book review of "Visual Statistics: Seeing Data with Interactive Graphics". ''Psychometrika'' 73, 1. Springer.
* ViSta is mentioned in
Michael Friendly
Michael Louis Friendly (born 1945) is an American-Canadian psychologist, Professor of Psychology at York University in Ontario, Canada, and director of its Statistical Consulting Service, especially known for his contributions to graphical metho ...
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Milestones of Statistical Graphics
External links
* This site keeps the last version of ViSta and other informatio
* The original site for ViSta with old versions and documentatio
* Some Plug-ins to extend the ViSta's analysis option
* Current version is 7.9.2.8 (2014, March
Statistical software