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Chapter 9 Formula Editor 321
Examples and Tutorials
Figure 9.35 Select From the Menu
9Formulas
Examples and Tutorials
To better familiarize yourself with building formulas, you can review the following examples and
tutorials.
Using Basic Formula Editor Features
The following example uses Big Class.jmp to walk you through using the basic features of the formula
editor. You can find Big Class.jmp by looking in a folder named Sample Data, which was installed
when you installed JMP.
Big Class.jmp has a column called weight. Suppose you want a new column that computes
standardized weight values.
To create this column using a formula to obtain its values
1 Open Big Class.jmp.
2 Select Cols > New Column.
3 Type the new name, Standard Weight, in the box beside Column Name.
4 Select Formula from the Column Properties menu, as shown in Figure 9.36.