Using graphs to explore databases and create reports

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Using graphs to explore databases and create reports

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ACM SIGCHI Bulletin archive
Volume 22 , Issue 1 (July 1990) table of contents

Pages: 24 - 27

Year of Publication: 1990

ISSN:0736-6906

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Robert Barr

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

In most information systems that use them, graphs "illustrate" the numbers in a crosstab- or list-style report. However, they can also be employed both to explore a database to locate wanted data, and to retrieve data from the database to create a report.

CITED BY

Jade Goldstein , Steven F. Roth, Using aggregation and dynamic queries for exploring large data sets, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: celebrating interdependence, p.23-29, April 24-28, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Primary Classification:
I. Computing Methodologies
I.3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
I.3.4 Graphics Utilities
Subjects: Application packages