Basic Analysis and Graphing - SAS

Chapter 14 Creating Contour Plots 375
The Contour Plot
Table 14.1 Description of the Contour Plot Launch Window (Continued)
Use Table Data
Specify Grid
Most often, you construct a contour plot for a table of recorded
response values. In that case, Use Table Data is selected and the
Specify Grid button is unavailable.
However, if a column has a formula and you specify that column as
the response (Y), the Specify Grid button becomes available. When
you click Specify Grid, you can define the contour grid in any way,
regardless of the rows in the existing data table. This feature is also
available with table templates that have one or more columns defined
by formulas but no rows.
See “Use Formulas for Specifying Contours” on page 379.
For more information about the launch window, see Using JMP.
The Contour Plot
Follow the instructions in “Example of a Contour Plot” on page 373 to produce the plot shown in
Figure 14.4.
The legend for the plot shows individual markers and colors for the Y variable. Replace variables in the plot
by dragging and dropping a variable, in one of two ways: swap existing variables by dragging and dropping a
variable from one axis to the other axis; or, click on a variable in the Columns panel of the associated data
table and drag it onto an axis.
For information about additional options for the report, see “Contour Plot Platform Options” on page 376.
Figure 14.4 The Contour Plot Report