Hello, I have 50 people and each people have 5 values corresponding to 5 time points. I am trying to create a graph looks like this in JMP, showing everyone's 5 values on this graph: But instead, this is what I got in JMP: Is there any way I can connect the 5 values for each person and show this on the graph? Thank you!

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How to make a line graph containing multiple lines?

alihong812

Hello,

I have 50 people and each people have 5 values corresponding to 5 time points. I am trying to create a graph looks like this in JMP, showing everyone's 5 values on this graph:

Screen Shot 2018-08-28 at 00.55.12.png

But instead, this is what I got in JMP: Screen Shot 2018-08-28 at 00.58.57.png

Is there any way I can connect the 5 values for each person and show this on the graph? Thank you!

Accepted answers

gzmorgan0

If you are using GraphBuilder:

make your time variable Ordinal instead of Continuous if you want equally spaced time periods
make the person variable an Overlay variable
right click and change Smoother to Line

Here is the JMP sample data SAT by Year.jmp with SAT Math for Y, Year (note ordinal) for X and State as the Overlay

If you are using Fit Y by X:

use Response for Y
use Time for X (Continuous)
From the pull down menu, select Group By and select the variable for People
The use the pull down to select Fit Flexible > Fit each value

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gzmorgan0

If you are using GraphBuilder:

make your time variable Ordinal instead of Continuous if you want equally spaced time periods
make the person variable an Overlay variable
right click and change Smoother to Line

Here is the JMP sample data SAT by Year.jmp with SAT Math for Y, Year (note ordinal) for X and State as the Overlay

If you are using Fit Y by X:

use Response for Y
use Time for X (Continuous)
From the pull down menu, select Group By and select the variable for People
The use the pull down to select Fit Flexible > Fit each value

alihong812

Thanks!

However when I tried your method using the Graph Builder, this is what I achieved before changing Smoother to line: Screen Shot 2018-08-28 at 19.49.45.png

And here is after: Screen Shot 2018-08-28 at 19.50.06.png

I am stilling getting only 2 lines (one for women and the other for men), instead of 50 lines. Do you know where could I have done incorrectly?

txnelson

Overlay by the ID column, not the gender column.

alihong812

Yes! Thank you txnelson and gzmorgan0!!

alihong812

Just a follow-up question: I am trying to separate women from men on this graph (which we intend to make only black and white) by assigning solid lines to women and dash lines to men. But apparently the "Color" on Graph Builder wouldn't let me do so, it only changes color. Screen Shot 2018-08-28 at 20.34.31.png