Figure 2.74 Example of a Bubble Plot
This example uses the PopAgeGroup.jmp data table, which contains population statistics for 116 countries or territories between the years 1950 to 2004. Total population numbers are broken out by age group, and not every country has data for every year.
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Select Help > Sample Data Library and open PopAgeGroup.jmp.
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Select Graph > Bubble Plot.
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Select Portion60+ and click Y.
This corresponds to the Y variable on the bubble plot.
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Select Portion 0-19 and click X.
This corresponds to the X variable on the bubble plot.
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Select Country and click ID.
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Select Year and click Time.
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Select Pop and click Sizes.
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Select Region and click Coloring.
Figure 2.75 Bubble Plot Launch Window
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Figure 2.76 Initial Bubble Plot
The X and Y coordinates
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From the red triangle menu, select Trail Bubbles > Selected.
Figure 2.77 Japan’s History of Population Shifts

Help created on 7/12/2018