[kepler-dev] [Bug 3231] New: - 3-way table output (multiway cross tabulation actor?)

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3231

           Summary: 3-way table output (multiway cross tabulation actor?)
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.0.0beta3
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: evaluate, kruger
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: actors
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: drury at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at ecoinformatics.org


3-way tables are a useful extension of 2-way tables, which are a basic tool for
exploring relationships in data.  R has devised a simple way of displaying
3-way tables in the console.  I don't know what the Multiway Cross Tabulation
(MCT) actor is supposed to do (it is under development?), but it falls under
the Statistics category of Kepler components and the name got me thinking it is
intended for this purpose.  I dunno.  But, if something like ftable() in R is
the intention of that actor, it would definitely be a useful addition to
statistical analyses in Kepler.  If that is not the intention of the MCT actor,
may I suggest an actor that does this.  Specifically, from the R Help:

Displaying a contingency table in this flat matrix form (via print.ftable, the
print method for objects of class "ftable") is often preferable to showing it
as a higher-dimensional array.

Thanks!