Working with Plots

Working with Plots

TinkerPlots has no menu of graph types. It has no scatter plots, histograms, or pie charts. In TinkerPlots, you construct graphs by progressively organizing the icons in the plot. You use commands such as order, separate, and stack and different icon types and options to build up what you want in stages. Nearly every operation works with all other operations, and by combining these you can make many different kinds of graphs. Because of this, the best way to learn TinkerPlots is to simply start experimenting with it.

Parts of a Plot

Make a New Plot

Basic Operations

Remove an Attribute from an Axis

Replace an Attribute on an Axis

Plot Two Attributes

Swap Axes

Display Attribute Units

Bins and Axes

Create New Attribute from Plot Separation

Case Icons

Reference Lines

Dividers

The Ruler Tool

Hat Plots

Counts and Percents

Averages

Color Meter

Color Key

Get Case Information

Highlight Cases

Connecting Lines

Remove Some Cases from a Plot

Change Data Values

Add New Cases

Draw on a Plot

Duplicate a Plot

Add Background Image

Change Plot Toolbars

Slow Down Animation