[WebPub] Seeking suggestions for data visualization and analysis software

[Cheryl A Miller-Daniels]

Our department, CISR, is seeking recommendations for data visualization and analysis software. It need not be free; in fact, our need for it to be COUHES compliant (not share our data) would likely mean we'd have to pay for it. Sloan has a license for JMP, though it may not do everything we wish.

Criteria

-An easy-to-use (does not require coding skills), intuitive interface, the basics of which could be learned within a few hours

-Could export to various types of files and applications-web, with interactive functionality; image, to insert in PowerPoint and various types of documents; PDF; etc.

-Interactivity for the creator of a visualization, and for end-users accessing the product, such as on the web

-A flexible solution that offers many options of charts and graphics, which can be quickly accessed to better understand your data from varied analyses

-Easily changed and broad-ranging formatting options

-Allows integration with databases, and operates on the local machine

-Can combine multiple spreadsheets and visualizations into one presentation

-Supports various ways to work with data: filtering, sorting, grouping, etc.

-For integration into our website, it must NOT require a Flash interface

-I imagine we might need not to be limited by data file size

-One product (Tableau) describes publishing to iPad, a capability that could be useful in some applications we're discussing

I appreciate your sharing suggestions and experiences. Thank you!

Cheryl Miller-Daniels
MIT CISR
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