Creating a bar chart with a numeric response
Bar charts can also be used with numeric responses. Using the graphs with the selected function of a variable, we can find the mean of a numeric column. Here, we will use the pulse data to see the difference in the mean pulse rate for the previous and next activity columns. We will also split the bars into those who ran on the spot and those who didn't.
How to do it…
The following instructions will create a bar chart of Pulse1 and Pulse2 clustered together within the Ran column:
- Go to the File menu and select Open Worksheet….
- Click on the button labeled Look in Minitab Sample Data folder.
- Open the
Pulse.MTWworksheet. - Go to the Graph menu and select Bar Chart….
- Change the selection for Bars represent: to ...
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