Essential Graphing • Bubble Plots • Additional Examples of the Bubble Plot Platform • Example of Specifying Only a Time Variable
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Example of Specifying Only a Time Variable
For dynamic bubble plots, you might specify only a Time variable and no ID variable. The resulting bubble plot contains a single moving bubble that tracks the series as the Time value changes.
1.
Select Help > Sample Data Library and open PopAgeGroup.jmp.
2.
Select Graph > Bubble Plot.
3.
Select Portion60+ and click Y.
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Select Portion 0-19 and click X.
5.
Select Year and click Time.
6.
Select Region and click Coloring.
7.
Click OK.
The initial report window appears. (The Initial Report Window with a Time Variable uses the default JMP colors.)
The Initial Report Window with a Time Variable
8.
Click on the bubble to select it.
All rows in the data table are also highlighted.
9.
From the red triangle menu, select Trail Bubbles > All and Trail Lines > All.
10.
Click the play button.
The bubble plot animates, showing a trail for the single bubble.
Animated Bubble Plot over Time

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Help created on 9/19/2017