The Language of Graphics |
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| Authors: | Leland Wilkinson Daniel J Rope Daniel B Carr Matthew A Rubin |
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| Institution: | 1. SYSTAT Products, SPSS, Inc. , 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago , IL , 60606 , USA;2. Rope Consulting , 2122 Owl's Cove Lane, Reston , VA , 20191 , USA;3. George Mason University , 140 Science and Technology Building, Fairfax , VA , 22030 , USA;4. SPSS, Inc. , 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago , IL , 60606 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract We describe a system, called the Graphics Production Library (GPL), that implements a language for quantitative graphics. The structure of this system differs from existing statistical graphics, visualization, and mapping systems. Instead of treating a graphics display as a viewer for underlying data, GPL treats data as an accessory to viewing a graph. GPL is based on the mathematical definition of the graph of a function and uses that definition to organize data linked to the graph. |
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| Keywords: | Charts Displays Java |
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