JMP Essentials, 2nd Edition

Chapter 2 Data

2.1 Getting Data into JMP

2.2 The JMP Data Table

2.3 Data and Modeling Types

2.4 Cleaning and Formatting Data

2.5 Selecting, Highlighting, and Filtering Data: Row States

2.6 Adding Visual Dimension to Your Data

2.7 Shape Files and Background Maps

2.8 The Tables Menu

2.9 Summary

The first step in creating a graph or analysis is to get your data into JMP. With JMP, you can easily import data from many different sources such as Microsoft Excel or Access, or you can enter your data directly into a JMP data table. Because most readers already have data in one form or another, this section focuses on getting that data into JMP from another application. Sometimes data isn’t in the best condition when you import it. Later in this chapter, ...