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Figure  .11 Column Info Window
Numeric specifies the column values as numbers.
Character specifies the column values as non-numeric, such as letters or symbols.
Row State specifies the column values as row states. This is an advanced topic. See Row State Columns in the Using JMP book.
Continuous values are numeric only.
Ordinal values are either numeric or character, and are ordered categories.
Nominal values are either numeric or character, but not ordered.
Best lets JMP choose the best display format.
Fixed Dec specifies the number of decimal places that appear.
Date specifies the syntax for date values.
Time specifies the syntax for time values.
Currency specifies the type of currency and decimal points that are used for currency values.

Help created on 3/19/2020