Appendix 4.2 Using JMP for Descriptive Statistics

Generating Descriptive Statistics and a Box-and-Whisker Plot

To compute descriptive statistics and produce a histogram and a box-and-whisker plot, open the ORDER.JMP data table. Select AnalyzeDistribution. Then do the following:

  1. Select Time. Click the Y, Columns button. Click the OK button. You will get a vertical histogram, a vertical outlier box-and-whisker plot, and descriptive statistics.

  2. Click the red triangle next to the Time variable. Select Display OptionsHorizontal Layout to reorganize the output horizontally. Click Display OptionsMore Moments to compute additional statistics. ...

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