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Chapter 5 Properties and Characteristics of Data 131
Assigning Characteristics to Rows and Columns
Assigning Characteristics to Rows and Columns
You can exclude, hide, label, color, or mark rows and columns. Doing so customizes the appearance of
points in scatterplots and graphs. Many markers and colors are available. You can also lock columns so
they stay in place when you scroll.
The menu for row actions can be accessed from three places:
– the Rows menu in the main menu
– the red triangle in the rows panel
– the red triangle in the lower left corner of the data grid
Similarly, the menu for columns actions can be accessed from three places:
– the Cols menu in the main menu
– the red triangle in the columns panel
– the red triangle in the upper right corner of the data grid
The following sections show you how to assign properties and characteristics to rows and columns.
5 Data Properties
Excluding Rows and Columns
You can mark rows and columns so they will be excluded from analyses.
• Excluded data are excluded from calculations in text reports and graphs but are not hidden in plots.
• To hide excluded observations in plots, you must the Hide/Unhide characteristic. (See “Hiding
Rows and Columns,” p. 132.)
• A circle with a strikethrough ( ) appears beside either the row number or the column name in the
column panel, indicating that the row or column is excluded and will not be used in analyses.
• Data remain excluded until you select Exclude/Unexclude again. This menu option is a toggle.
Selecting Exclude/Unexclude once sets the highlighted rows or columns to be excluded.
Highlighting excluded rows or columns and selecting Exclude/Unexclude again turns the option
off so that the rows or columns are included in analyses.
To exclude one or more rows from analyses
1 Highlight one or more rows that you want to exclude.
2 Select Exclude/Unexclude from the Rows menu. (See Figure 5.1.)
To exclude one or more columns from analyses
1 Highlight one or more columns that you want to exclude.
2 Select Exclude/Unexclude from the Cols menu. (See Figure 5.1.)
To unexclude rows or columns
1 Highlight the excluded rows or columns that you want to include in your analyses.
2 Select Exclude/Unexclude from the Rows menu or Cols menu. (See Figure 5.1.)