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Publication date: 07/15/2025

How JMP Differs from Excel

JMP is a statistical analysis program that uses data tables. Excel is a spreadsheet application. Data tables and spreadsheets have different structures.

Structure of a Data Table

Formulas in JMP

JMP Analysis and Graphing

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