Example of Grouping Using a By Variable

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Basic Analysis • Bivariate Analysis • Additional Examples of the Bivariate Platform • Example of Grouping Using a By Variable

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Example of Grouping Using a By Variable

Another method of grouping is to specify a By variable in the launch window. This results in separate reports and graphics for each level of the By variable (or combinations of By variables).

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Select Help > Sample Data Library and open Big Class.jmp.

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Select Analyze > Fit Y by X.

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Select weight and click Y, Response.

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Select height and click X, Factor.

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Select sex and click By.

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Hold down Ctrl, then select Fit Line from the red triangle menu.

Figure 4.48 Example of By Variable Plots

There are separate analyses for each level of the By variable (sex). So you see a scatterplot for the females and a scatterplot for the males.

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Help created on 10/11/2018