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Essential Graphing > Scatterplot Matrix > Example Using a Grouping Variable
Publication date: 11/29/2021

Example Using a Grouping Variable

This example shows you how to create a scatterplot matrix using a grouping variable.

1. Select Help > Sample Data Library and open Iris.jmp.

2. Select Graph > Scatterplot Matrix.

3. Select Sepal length, Sepal width, Petal length, and Petal width and click Y, Columns.

4. Select Species and click Group.

5. Click OK.

Figure 6.7 Initial Example Using a Grouping VariableĀ 

Initial Example Using a Grouping Variable

Make the groupings stand out by adding ellipses and shading:

6. Click the Scatterplot Matrix red triangle and select Density Ellipses > Density Ellipses.

7. Click the Scatterplot Matrix red triangle and select Density Ellipses > Shaded Ellipses.

Figure 6.8 Example of a Scatterplot Matrix with EllipsesĀ 

Example of a Scatterplot Matrix with Ellipses

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