> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra/interactive-analysis-with-jupyter-notebooks.md).
# Interactive Analysis
The interactive analysis features of Terra support interactive data exploration, including the use of statistical methods and graphical display. Versatile and powerful interactive analysis is provided through Jupyter Notebooks in both Python and R languages.
Jupyter Notebooks run on a virtual machine (VM). You can customize your VM’s installed software by selecting one of Terra's preinstalled notebook cloud environments or choosing a custom environment by specifying a Docker container. Dockers ensure you and your colleagues analyze with the same software, making your results reproducible.
Article: [Interactive statistics and visualization with Jupyter notebooks](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360024898671-Interactive-statistics-and-visualization-with-Jupyter-notebooks)\
Article: [Customizing your interactive analysis application compute](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360038125912)\
Article: [Terra's Jupyter Notebooks environment Part I: Key components
](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/search/click?data=BAh7CjoHaWRsKwjvrUvTUwA6CXR5cGVJIgxhcnRpY2xlBjoGRVQ6CHVybEkieWh0dHBzOi8vc3VwcG9ydC50ZXJyYS5iaW8vaGMvZW4tdXMvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMzYwMDI3MjM3ODcxLVRlcnJhLXMtSnVweXRlci1Ob3RlYm9va3MtZW52aXJvbm1lbnQtUGFydC1JLUtleS1jb21wb25lbnRzBjsHVDoOc2VhcmNoX2lkSSIpZTIwOTVkYjgtZmMyMS00MDUxLThmNzgtOTFkMzc2NTI5YTE3BjsHRjoJcmFua2kG--98cfe11c702494ccba7cc99587bcc9ef7aaa78fd)Article: [Terra's Jupyter Notebooks environment Part II: Key operations
](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/search/click?data=BAh7CjoHaWRsKwikUUnTUwA6CXR5cGVJIgxhcnRpY2xlBjoGRVQ6CHVybEkiemh0dHBzOi8vc3VwcG9ydC50ZXJyYS5iaW8vaGMvZW4tdXMvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMzYwMDI3MDgzMTcyLVRlcnJhLXMtSnVweXRlci1Ob3RlYm9va3MtZW52aXJvbm1lbnQtUGFydC1JSS1LZXktb3BlcmF0aW9ucwY7B1Q6DnNlYXJjaF9pZEkiKWUyMDk1ZGI4LWZjMjEtNDA1MS04Zjc4LTkxZDM3NjUyOWExNwY7B0Y6CXJhbmtpCA%3D%3D--c1a47e6a22bf406bac81ce62e105885c7de890a8)Article: [Terra's Jupyter Notebooks environment Part III: Best Practices
](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/search/click?data=BAh7CjoHaWRsKwjsmLnTUwA6CXR5cGVJIgxhcnRpY2xlBjoGRVQ6CHVybEkie2h0dHBzOi8vc3VwcG9ydC50ZXJyYS5iaW8vaGMvZW4tdXMvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMzYwMDM0NDQxNDUyLVRlcnJhLXMtSnVweXRlci1Ob3RlYm9va3MtZW52aXJvbm1lbnQtUGFydC1JSUktQmVzdC1QcmFjdGljZXMGOwdUOg5zZWFyY2hfaWRJIillMjA5NWRiOC1mYzIxLTQwNTEtOGY3OC05MWQzNzY1MjlhMTcGOwdGOglyYW5raQc%3D--088265ad4fc781767ae7b45c3f9cff2d699b6cc9)Video: [Notebooks overview
](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbakAsk4-5c\&list=PLh_zJaZ9uQ7P0w6bMLWgL8oDul2EiNlv6\&index=6\&t=0s)Video: [Notebooks Quickstart walkthrough
](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn5xlnHyE-4\&t=7s)Workspace: [Notebooks Quickstart workspace
](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/fc-product-demo/Terra-Notebooks-Quickstart)Workspace: [BioData Catalyst notebooks collection
](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov//#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/BioData%20Catalyst%20Collection/notebooks)Workspace: [PIC-SURE Tutorial in R
](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/BioData%20Catalyst%20PIC-SURE%20API%20R%20Examples)Workspace: [PIC-SURE Tutorial in Python](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/BioData%20Catalyst%20PIC-SURE%20API%20Python%20examples)
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