The future of statistical computing

Technometrics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-435

  Wilkinson, Leland ^a  

^a SYSTAT Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software; Statistical graphics; Visualization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED VISUALIZATIONS; COMPUTER SCIENTISTS; DATA DISCOVERIES; INTELLIGENT DATA ANALYSIS; OPEN SOURCES; REAL TIME; STATISTICAL COMPUTING; STATISTICAL GRAPHICS; WEB SITES;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICS; VISUALIZATION; WORD PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 63849083864     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/004017008000000460     Document Type: Article

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