I use DataGridView a lot in my C# applications. Why? It provides an efficient way to tabulate and organize data where all rows in a column are of the same data type, like the structure of a database table. For example, a query of a database can be loaded into a .NET DataTable and this can, in turn, be a DataSource for a DataGridView GUI element.

LabVIEW has many statistical function that enable adding SPC to your application. I use the functions extensively in my applications and am glad I don't have to revert to a third party tool or write my own. Here are a few of my favorites:

• Histogram.vi - Creates histogram bins from raw data
• Continuous Random.vi - Creates a distribution of data points based on a few key parameters. For example, a normal distribution can be created by specifying the sample size, mean and standard deviation. I use this when implementing Monte Carlo analysis.
• Statistics Express VI - This express VI contains numerous statistics parameters all in the same VI.