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How Do I Get Started?
The general workflow in JMP is simple:
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Get your data into JMP.
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Select a platform and complete its launch window.
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Explore your results and discover where your data takes you.
This workflow is described in more detail in Understanding the JMP Workflow.
Typically, you start your work in JMP by using graphs to visualize individual variables and relationships among your variables. Graphs make it easy to see this information, and to see the deeper questions to ask. Then you use analysis platforms to dig deeper into your problems and find solutions.
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The Working with Your Data section shows you how to get data into JMP.
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The Visualizing Your Data section shows you how to use some of the useful graphs JMP provides to look more closely at your data.
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The Analyzing Your Data section shows you how to use some of the analysis platforms.
Each chapter teaches through examples. The following sections in this chapter describe data tables and general concepts for working in JMP.
Starting JMP
Start JMP in two ways:
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Double-click the JMP icon, normally found on your desktop. This starts JMP, but does not open any existing JMP files.
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Double-click an existing JMP file. This starts JMP and opens the file.
The initial view of JMP includes the Tip of the Day window and the Home window on Windows; on Macintosh, the Tip of the Day and JMP Starter window initially appear.
The JMP Starter window classifies actions and platforms using categories.
The JMP Starter
On the left is a list of categories. Click a category to see the features and the commands related to that category. For a description of all of the features in the JMP Starter, see Using JMP.
On Windows, another useful window is the Home window.
The Home Window on Windows
To open the Home window, select View > Home Window. On Macintosh, select Window > JMP Home. This window includes links to the following:
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the data tables and report windows that are currently open
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files that you have opened recently
For more details about the JMP Starter window and the Home window, see Using JMP.
Almost all JMP windows contain a menu bar and a toolbar. You can find most JMP features in three ways:
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using the menu bar
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using the toolbar buttons
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using the buttons on the JMP Starter window
Note: By default, windows in JMP are not maximized. This enables you to see the interaction between the windows.
About the Menu Bar and Toolbars
The menus and toolbars are hidden in many windows. To see them, place your mouse pointer over the blue bar under the window’s title bar. The menus in the JMP Starter window, the Home window, and all data tables are always visible.
Using Sample Data
The examples in this book and the other JMP books use sample data tables. The default location on Windows for the sample data is:
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\<version>\Samples\Data
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPPro\<version>\Samples\Data
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPSW\<version>\Samples\Data
The Sample Data Index groups the data tables by category. Click a disclosure button to see a list of data tables for that category, and then click a link to open a data table.
Macintosh sample data is usually at /Library/Application Support/JMP/<version>/Samples/Data.
Opening a JMP Sample Data Table
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From the Help menu, select Sample Data.
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Open the Data Tables used in Discovering JMP list by clicking on the disclosure button next to it.
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Click the name of the data table to use it in the examples in this book.
Sample Import Data
Use files from other applications to learn how to import data into JMP.
The default location on Windows for the sample import data is:
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\<version>\Samples\Import Data
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPPro\<version>\Samples\Import Data
C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPSW\<version>\Samples\Import Data