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232 Reshaping Data Chapter 7
Splitting Columns
When Contiguous is not checked in the Multiple Series Stack, the results on the left are produced.
When Contiguous is checked, the results on the right are produces.
Splitting Columns
You can create a new data table from the active table by splitting one column into several new columns.
This column is split according to the values found in another column, referred to as the Split By
column. You can also split columns according to the values of one or more grouping variables.
To split columns:
1 Select Tables > Split. The window in Figure 7.8 appears.
Figure 7.8 Split Window
2 Highlight the names of the column or columns you want to split and click Split Columns.
3 Highlight a column whose values you want to use as the new column names and click Split By. The
column name appears in the Split By box.
4 Use the following table to further customize the split.
Option in JMP
Group
Output table name
Description
To use a grouping variable, highlight one or more columns
whose values can uniquely identify each row in the new table
and click Group. These will be your grouping variables. Each
group results in a row in the output table
To assign a name to the new table, enter the name in the box
beside Output table name.