It carries out Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and standard statistical analyses by means of dynamically linked graphic data displays that update any change simultaneously.
It provided most standard statistical methods accessed through its own desktop interface.
In 1997, Data Desk was released for Windows, and included a General Linear Model (GLM), multivariate statistics, and nonlinear curve fitting.
DD/XL is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that adds Data Desk Functionality directly to the Spreadsheet Data Desk's developer, Data Description, pioneered linked graphic displays including a 3-D rotating plot and graphical slider control of parameters.
It has also developed proprietary technology for computer-based multimedia instruction and currently provides contract data analysis services.