Data Desk is a

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program for visual

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, visual data exploration, and

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. It carries out Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and standard statistical analyses by means of dynamically linked graphic data displays that update any change simultaneously.

History

Data Desk was developed in 1985 by Paul F. Velleman, a statistics professor at

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who had studied exploratory data analysis with

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. Data Desk was released in 1986 for the

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. It provided most standard statistical methods accessed through its own desktop interface. In 1997, Data Desk was released for

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, and included a General Linear Model (GLM),

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, and nonlinear curve fitting. DD/XL is an add-in for

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that adds Data Desk Functionality directly to the

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Data Desk's developer
Data Description
pioneered linked graphic displays including a 3-D rotating plot and graphical slider control of parameters. It has also developed proprietary technology for computer-based multimedia instruction and currently provides contract data analysis services.

Reviews

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reviewed DD/XL on December 1, 2000 with a 4.5 out of 5.

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reviewed Data Desk 6.0 and said "DataDesk Plus is by far the best Windows package for in-depth data exploration". Also, DataDesk Plus is easily the best Windows statistics package for teaching statistics"

reviewed Data Desk in October 1997, and gave it 9.1 out of 10, and a 5 star rating.

References

External links

Data Description's Website

Data Desk's History page
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History

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