Abstract: A system for controlling and managing a continuous sequence of data by conducting studies on user-defined segments of the data, and displaying the study results in a concentrated summary form in vertical pipes on a single display screen. The system includes a data stream source, an interface between the data stream source and a personal computer or other stand-alone device, and means for constructing a database for the continuously developing data and displaying the data in a horizontal display, software and hardware to enable a user to conduct studies on the data so configured. The user designates a specific segment of displayed data, a specific study to be performed on that segment, and the study parameters, a color for each study result, and the position and color of a vertical summary pipe on the display screen. The study is performed and displayed in a concentrated summary form in the vertical pipe.