Consideration for Developing Environments of Web-based Interactive Statistical Graphics
Yoshiro Yamamoto, Masaya Iizuka, Tomokazu Fujino · 2005
1. Web-based interactive statistical graphics Statistic information on the Web has become familiar and important. Technologies to realize visualizing statistical information, using Java and Flash [1], become more useful. Thus we can represent interactive statistical graphics on the Web. Moreover, XML-based graphical representation environments SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) [2] and X3D (Extensible 3D) [3] appear as alternative to realize interactive statistical graphics. In this paper we compare characteristics of Flash, SVG and X3D about Web-based interactive statistical graphics features. 2. Characteristics of statistical graphics using Java, Flash SVG and X3D Web-based Interactive Statistical Graphics has been usually created by Java. Java-based statistical graphics are suited for Server-side technique, JSP or Servlet. There are lots of authoring tools to create Java application and free class libraries. But if you would like to make interactive statistical graphics, you should be required high level programming skill. Recent Web technologies flash, SVG and X3D make vector image, so graphics images are small file size and keep high quality due to zoom-in/out operation. It is easy to create Web-based statistical graphics to use these environments and to implement interactive facilities by script