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This paper describes the language for a statistical system named Jasp (JAva based Statistical Processor). Even if a statistical system has an advanced graphical user interface for operations, a language for it is still important in order to have complete control of it. The language is also used to implement new statistical procedures that are not realized in the system. For simplifying these, the Jasp language is designed as a procedural function-based scripting language especially for statistical analysis. The language, at the same time, can treat class-based objects for gathering related functions without difficulty. In addition, it can “glue” Java classes and routines written in native languages, and make them available simply.
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Kobayashi, I., Fujiwara, T., Nakano, J. et al. A Procedural and Object-Oriented Statistical Scripting Language. Computational Statistics 17, 395–410 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001800200115
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