Using JMP Student Edition, Third Edition

4 Graph Builder Platform Add Multiple Variables to Grouping Zones 97

4 Graph Builder Platform

Order Variables

The levels of a nominal or ordinal variable on a graph are ordered alphabetically by default. There are

two ways that you can modify this order:

•Use the

Value Ordering column property.

• Use a second variable.

Use a Second Variable

A nominal or ordinal variable can be ordered only by a numeric variable. The variable that does the

ordering has to be numeric so that an average can be computed for each level of the categorical variable.

Note: If you try to order a numeric variable with another numeric variable, JMP defaults to a merge.

• To order ...