Enter and Edit Your Data

Perform Basic Data Table Tasks

After you import data into JMP or create a new data table, you can format your data to prepare it for analysis.

This chapter contains the following information:

• change formatting for numeric values

• add, delete, and select rows and columns

• use the Row Editor to navigate within rows and edit rows

• create scripts that are saved to the data table

Figure 4.1 The Rows and Cols Menus 

Contents

Enter Data in Data Tables

Copy and Paste Data into Data Tables

Add Rows to Data Tables

Add Columns to Data Tables

Fill Data Table Columns with Sequential Data

Replace Missing Values with Previous Values in Data Table Columns

Enter Cell Formulas into Data Table Columns

Select Rows in Data Tables

Find Matching Cells in Rows

Select Rows That Contain Specific Values

Locate the Next Selected Row

Select Columns in Data Tables

How to Select Columns

Select Columns in the JMP Columns Manager

Locate Next and Previously Selected Columns in Data Tables

Resize Rows and Columns

Organize Data in Data Tables

Delete Rows in Data Tables

Delete Columns in Data Tables

Rearrange Columns in Data Tables

Group Columns in Data Tables

Collapse and Expand All Column Groups

Move Values in Data Tables

Color Cells in Data Tables

Edit or Delete Cells in Data Tables

Edit Column Names in Data Tables

Hide and Exclude Rows in Data Tables

Exclude Rows in Data Tables

Hide Rows in Data Tables

Exclude Columns in Data Tables

Hide Columns in Data Tables

View Patterns of Missing Data in Data Tables

Find and Replace Cell Values in Data Tables

Edit Cells in Data Tables

Right-Click Menus for Rows and Columns

Compare Data Tables

Assign Characteristics to Rows and Columns

How to Find Options for Rows and Columns

Label Rows and Columns

Assign Colors or Markers to Rows

Create Color Themes in Graphs

Delete Custom Color Themes in Graphs

Select Matching Row State Cells

Delete Row Characteristics

Lock Columns

Restructure Data

Split a Data Table Column into Multiple Columns

Create a New Column by Text Matching

Make Indicator Columns

Combine Columns in Data Tables

Compress Selected Columns in Data Tables

Make a Binning Formula in a Data Table Column

Convert Labels to Codes and Codes to Labels

Make a New Formula Column

Transform Columns in a JMP Platform

Transform Scoping

Create Formula Columns for Multiple Columns

Recode Data in a Column

Edit Data Tables

Rename Data Tables

Lock Data Tables

Compress Data Tables

Copy Table Scripts

Use Data Table Variables

Create and Save Scripts in Data Tables

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