WorkMaps
are ViSta's visualization technique for structuring
data analysis sessions.
WorkMaps
are created by ViSta as the data analysis session
progresses.
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In
this example the analyst
- Loaded
in the CarRatings data
- Normalized
these data
- Loaded
in data named Car-Prefs
- Did
a principal component analysis (PrnCmp)
of these data, producing the model named PCA-Car-Pref
- Created
an output dataset of the component scores named
Scores-PCA-Car-Prefs
- Merged
the normalized data with the component scores.
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Then, using the component scores and the normalized
ratings, the analyst
- Did
a multivariate regression (MulReg)
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Output regression scores and coefficients.
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Advantages
provided by WorkMaps:
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WorkMaps
visualize the overall structure of the on-going
data analysis session.
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WorkMaps
aid data analysts in remembering the steps
of their analysis session.
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WorkMaps
let the data analyst return to earlier steps
in the analysis to take new data analysis
steps.
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WorkMaps
help the data analyst communicate the nature
of an analysis to others.
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