LabPlot is a

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computer program for interactive scientific plotting,

curve fitting Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly subject to constraints. Curve fitting can involve either interpolation, where an exact fit to the data is ...

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and

data analysis Data analysis is the process of inspecting, Data cleansing, cleansing, Data transformation, transforming, and Data modeling, modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Da ...

. LabPlot is available, under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, for

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and

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operating systems. It has a

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, a

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, and an interactive and animated

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. It is similar to

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and able to import Origin's data files. Features include the

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function, statistics, color maps, conditional formatting, and multi-axes.

History

In 2008, developers of LabPlot and

SciDAVis SciDAVis (''Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization'') is an open-source software, open-source cross-platform computer program for interactive Plot (graphics), scientific graphing and data analysis. Development started in 2007 as fork (software ...

(another Origin clone, forked from

QtiPlot QtiPlot is a cross-platform computer program for interactive Plot (graphics), scientific graphing and data analysis. It is similar to Origin (data analysis software), Origin or SigmaPlot. QtiPlot can be used to present 2D and 3D data and has var ...

) "found their project goals to be very similar" and decided to merge their code into a common backend while maintaining two frontends: LabPlot, integrated with the

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desktop environment (DE); and SciDAVis, written in DE-independent Qt with fewer dependencies for easier cross-platform use. Starting April 2024, LabPlot received funding from

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's NGI0 Core grant to add scripting capabilities (via Python and a public interface), more data analysis functions, and

statistical analysis Statistical inference is the process of using data analysis to infer properties of an underlying probability distribution.Upton, G., Cook, I. (2008) ''Oxford Dictionary of Statistics'', OUP. . Inferential statistical analysis infers properties of ...

features.

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