Key GUIs

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Introduction

Most of the higher-level data analysis tools can be accessed through Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in PLS_Toolbox. In many cases a GUI can make data analysis faster and easier to perform and interpret than using the command line analogs.

PLS_Toolbox is organized around 4 main GUI tools. Each tool is dedicated to a specific step in the data analysis process.

GUI Organization Diagram

  1. The Workspace Browser is the Solo/PLS_Toolbox "desktop" environment. Here one has access to all loaded data, available analysis methods, the DataSet Editor, and other top level tools. With its "drag and drop" functionality, a user can quickly begin a number of data analysis tasks.
  2. The DataSet Editor is the primary data-handling GUI in PLS_Toolbox and Solo. It provides a variety of functions and tools for loading, editing, and saving data. As its name suggests, the object used in PLS_Toolbox and Solo for managing data is the DataSet Object.
  3. The Analysis GUI is the core interface with PLS_Toolbox and Solo data modeling and exploration functions. This is where you will create and explore your models.
  4. The PlotGUI Plot Controls interface is the principal data visualization tool for PLS_Toolbox. It provides a vast number of tools for labeling, manipulating, and publishing plots generated using PLS_Toolbox and Solo.