Select Columns
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Lists all of the variables in your current data table. Note the following:
• Right-click on a column name to change the modeling type.
• Filter the columns using the options in the red triangle menu. See “Columns Filter Menu”.
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Cast Selected Columns into Roles
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Moves selected columns into roles (such as Y, X, and so on.) You cast a column into the role of a variable (like an actor is cast into a role). See “Cast Selected Columns into Roles Buttons”.
This panel does not exist in the Graph Builder platform.
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Action
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OK
performs the analysis.
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Cancel
stops the analysis and quits the launch window.
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Remove
deletes any selected variables from a role.
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Recall
populates the launch window with the last analysis that you performed.
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Help
takes you to the Help for the launch window.
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Y
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Identifies a column as a response or dependent variable whose distribution is to be studied.
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X
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Identifies a column as an independent, classification, or explanatory variable that predicts the distribution of the Y variable.
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Weight
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Identifies the data table column whose variables assign weight (such as importance or influence) to the data.
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Freq
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Identifies the data table column whose values assign a frequency to each row. This option is useful when a frequency is assigned to each row in summarized data. If the value is 0 or a positive integer, then the value represents the frequencies or counts of observations for each row when there are multiple units recorded.
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By
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Identifies a column that creates a report consisting of separate analyses for each level of the variable.
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Reset
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Resets the columns to its original list.
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Sort by Name
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Sorts the columns in alphabetical order by name.
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Continuous
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Shows or hides columns whose modeling type is continuous.
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Ordinal
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Shows or hides columns whose modeling type is ordinal.
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Nominal
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Shows or hides columns whose modeling type is nominal.
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Numeric
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Shows or hides columns whose data type is numeric.
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Character
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Shows or hides columns whose data type is character.
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Match case
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(Only applicable to the Name options below) Makes your search case-sensitive.
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Name Contains
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Searches for column names containing specified text. To remove the text box, select Reset.
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Name Does Not Contain
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Searches for column names that do not contain specified text. To remove the text box, select Reset.
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Name Starts With
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Searches for column names that begin with specified text. To remove the text box, select Reset.
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Name Ends With
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Searches for column names that end with specified text. To remove the text box, select Reset.
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Exclude Formats
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Excludes columns with specific formats from the column selection list. Select from the following formats: date, time, geographic, or all numeric formats.
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Column Groups
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Shows or hides groups of columns. See “Group Columns” in the “Enter and Edit Data” chapter.
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Ungrouped Columns
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Shows or hides columns that have not been grouped.
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Number
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Action
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1
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Click on the disclosure buttons to hide or show sections of the report.
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2
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Click on the red triangle menus to access report options.
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3
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Right-click in the table to access formatting options.
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4
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Click and drag on the borders to resize graphs.
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5
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Right-click anywhere in the graph to access formatting options.
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6
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Right-click within the axis to access formatting options.
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7
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The arrow cursor turns into a hand when you hover over an axis. Click and drag using to scroll along the axis or to rescale the axis. See “Scroll and Scale Axes”.
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Redo Analysis
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If the values in the data table that was used to produce the report have changed, this option duplicates the analysis based on the new data. The new analysis appears in a new report window.
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Relaunch Analysis
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Opens the platform Launch window and recalls the settings used to create the report.
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Automatic Recalc
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Automatically updates analyses and graphics when data table values change. See “Automatic Recalc”.
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Copy Script
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Places the script that reproduces the report on the clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
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Save Script to Data Table
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Saves the script to the data table that was used to produce the report.
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Save Script to Journal
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Saves a button that runs the script in a journal. The script is added to the current journal.
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Save Script to Script Window
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Opens a script editor window and adds the script to it. If you have already saved a script to a script window, additional scripts are added to the bottom of the same script window.
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Save Script to Report
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Adds the script to the top of the report window.
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Save Script for All Objects
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If you have By groups or similar multiple reports, a script for each object is saved to the script window. Otherwise, this option is the same as Save Script to Script Window.
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Save Script to Project
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Saves the script in a project. If you have a project open that contains the report, the script is added to that project. If you do not have a project that contains the report, a new project is created and the script is added to it.
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Data Table Window
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Brings the corresponding data table used to create the report to the front.
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Local Data Filter
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If your data table contains row states and you do not want to affect them, use the Local Data Filter. The actions of this data filter are temporary and you can experiment with it.
Note: Platforms that do not support the Automatic Recalc option also do not support the Local Data Filter option.
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Column Switcher
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Lets you interactively exchange one column for another on a graph. See “Column Switcher”.
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Redo Analysis
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If the values in the data table that was used to produce the reports have changed, this option duplicates the analysis based on the new data and produces new reports.
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Relaunch Analysis
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Opens the platform Launch window and recalls the settings used to create the reports.
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Copy Script
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Places the script that reproduces the reports on the clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
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Save Script to Data Table
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Saves the script to the data table that was used to produce the reports.
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Save Script to Journal
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Saves a button that runs the script in a journal. The script is added to the current journal.
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Save Script to Script Window
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Opens a script editor window and adds the script to it. If you have already saved a script to a script window, additional scripts are added to the bottom of the same script window.
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