SDL(ID:8074/)

Bell Labs statistical language 

for Statistical Data Language

Formalisation of the Bell interactive stats language, influence by Iverson and Nelder as well.

Not implemented, but the subject of Chambers 1969
Related languages
APL => SDL   Influence
Bell Labs Stats Package => SDL   Formalising in
LISP => SDL   Influence
SDL => S   Influence
References:
  • Chambers, JM "Self-defining Data Structures for Statistical Computing". Tech Report, Bell Labs, 1967 view details
  • Chambers, J.M. "A statistical data language" pp179-199 view details
          in R.C. Milton and J A. Nelder (Eds.) "Statistical Computation" Academic, New York, 1969 view details
  • Becker, Richard A. and John M. Chambers "Statistical Computing Environments: Past, Present and Future" pp245-258 view details
          in Proc. Am. Stat. Assn. Sesquicentennial Invited Paper Sessions 1989 view details