Keshif : Out-ofthe-Box Visual and Interactive Data Exploration Environment

Keshif is an open-source, web-based data exploration environment that enables data analytics novices to create effective visual and interactive dashboards and explore relations with minimal learning time, and data analytics experts to explore tabular data in multiple perspectives rapidly with minimal setup time. In this paper, we present a high-level overview of the exploratory features and design characteristics of Keshif, as well as its API and a selection of its implementation specifics. We conclude with a discussion of its use as an open-source project.