Scatter-Plot

Question

When generating a scatter-plot in graph-builder sometimes the data-points are in rows and other times irregularly placed as illustrated in the attachment. Can someone please help me understand the settings used for the different results.

Thank you.

Joe

KarenC · Answer

The documentation might help.  The Essential Graphing help has two sections on graph builder. For starting see:

https://www.jmp.com/support/help/en/16.0/?os=mac&source=application&utm_source=helpmenu&utm_medium=application#page/jmp/graph-builder-2.shtml#

For many examples of graph builder see:

https://www.jmp.com/support/help/en/16.0/?os=mac&source=application&utm_source=helpmenu&utm_medium=application#page/jmp/graph-builder-examples.shtml#

I know that I have recently learned some new GB "tricks" after reveiwing these examples.

Dan_Obermiller · Answer

It looks like the plot on the left has a categorical X variable (a modeling type of Ordinal or Nominal), while the plot on the right has a continuous X variable.