Example of a Contour Plot
To create a contour plot, you can use either the Contour platform or Graph Builder. This section provides examples for both.
To see the example using the Contour platform, see “Example using the Contour Platform”.
To see the example using Graph Builder, see “Example of a Contour Plot in Graph Builder”.
Example using the Contour Platform
To create a contour plot, you need two variables for the x- and y-axes and at least one more variable for contours. You can also use several y-variables. This example uses the Little Pond.jmp sample data table. X and Y are coordinates of a pond. Z is the depth.
1. Select Help > Sample Data Library and open Little Pond.jmp.
2. Select Graph > Contour Plot.
3. Select the X and Y coordinates ...

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