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JMP 16.1 > GraphBuilder > Binary Categorical Variable (0,1) > Bar Graph: How do I get the bars to span the range of % instead of a simple line?

Thierry_S

Hi JMP Community,

I recently upgraded JMP to version 16.1 (Windows), and I tried to rerun saved GraphBuilder bar plots where Y is a binary categorical variable (0,1), and X is also a categorical variable. In JMP 14.1, these GB scripts would yield full bars with a floor at 0 and a top at the frequency of 1's as shown below.

Now, when I try to reproduce these plots in JMP 16.1, I get the following output (note the data is not precisely the same, but the setup is)

Any tips on how to restore the "vintage" output?

Thanks.

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Thierry_S

Hi,

Thank you for your suggestion, but the solution is even simpler: in JMP 16.1, binary data need to be categorized as Continuous to yield the bar full bar plots; otherwise, whatever the style of bars you choose, GB will only plot a "floating" bar.

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jthi

Without seeing the script I can only give a guess: Seems like JMP16 could be using Float bar style instead of Side by Side. Maybe you could open the Control Panel in the "wrong" graph builder and try to see which settings it is using (or determine that directly from script, but it might miss some preferences)

Side by side:

Float:

Thierry_S

Hi,

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jthi

Next thing I'm wondering, is this intended behavior? @XanGregg

Quickly testing seems like Bar Style options do nothing on Numeric Ordinal data or Character data.

XanGregg

Yes, it is intentional. Bars usually don't make sense for categorical data, without a clear baseline or even spacing. Having numeric integer categories is the exception, but hopefully a continuous modeling type is not a burden there.