\HeaderA{firstLook}{Take a first look at a dataset}{firstLook}
\keyword{manip}{firstLook}
\keyword{misc}{firstLook}
\keyword{math}{firstLook}
\begin{Description}\relax
This takes a first look at the multivariate structure of a dataset
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
        firstLook(x,forceType=TRUE)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{x}] a data frame
\item[\code{forceType}] whether to force non-numeric types for better exploration
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Details}\relax
This is for initial data exploration. Currently it uses PCA, parallel coordinates, and a heatmap of the correlation matrix.
\end{Details}
\begin{Value}
a firstlook object suitable for printing or plotting
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Micah Altman
\email{Micah\_Altman\@harvard.edu}
\url{http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/micah_altman/}
\end{Author}
\begin{References}\relax
Altman, M., J. Gill and M. P. McDonald.  2003.  \emph{Numerical Issues in Statistical
Computing for the Social Scientist}.  John Wiley \& Sons.
\url{http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/numerical_issues/}
\end{References}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
        print(fl<-firstLook(swiss))
        plot(fl)
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

