Computing Environments for Data Analysis I. Introduction
John Alan McDonald, Jan Ole Pedersen · SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing · 1985
This is the first in a series of papers on aspects of modern computing environments that are relevant to statistical data analysis. We argue that a network of graphics workstations is far superior to conventional batch or time-sharing computers as an environment for interactive data analysis. The first paper in the series provides a general introduction and motivation for more detailed considerations of hardware and software in subsequent parts.