Data Desk is a software program for visual data analysis , visual data exploration, and statistics . 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 [ edit ]

Data Desk was developed in 1985 by Paul F. Velleman , a statistics professor at Cornell University who had studied exploratory data analysis with John Tukey . Data Desk was released in 1986 for the Macintosh . It provided most standard statistical methods accessed through its own desktop interface.

In 1997, Data Desk was released for Windows , and included a General Linear Model (GLM), multivariate statistics , and nonlinear curve fitting. DD/XL is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that adds Data Desk Functionality directly to the Spreadsheet

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 [ edit ]

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

InfoWorld 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" ^[2]

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

See also [ edit ]

• Data visualization

References [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

• Stein, Philip G.; Matey, James R.; Pitts, Karen (1997). "A Review of Statistical Software for the Apple Macintosh". The American Statistician . 51 (1): 67?82. doi : 10.1080/00031305.1997.10473593 .

External links [ edit ]

• Data Description's Website
• Data Desk's History page