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Title: DbAccess: Interactive Statistics and Graphics for Plasma Physics Databases

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/820083· OSTI ID:820083

DbAccess is an X-windows application, written in IDL{reg_sign}, meeting many specialized statistical and graphical needs of NSTX [National Spherical Torus Experiment] plasma physicists, such as regression statistics and the analysis of variance. Flexible ''views'' and ''joins,'' which include options for complex SQL expressions, facilitate mixing data from different database tables. General Atomics Plot Objects add extensive graphical and interactive capabilities. An example is included for plasma confinement-time scaling analysis using a multiple linear regression least-squares power fit.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
820083
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3880; TRN: US0305674
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 9 Oct 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English