Box Plots of Selected Variables

If one or more interval variables are selected in a data table when you select Graph Box Plot, then the box plot dialog box (Figure 5.16) does not appear. Instead box plots are created for each selected interval variable.

You can also select nominal and interval variables and select Graph Box Plot. A box plot appears for each interval variable; nominal variables are assigned to the X axis.

If a variable has a Frequency role, it is automatically used as the frequency variable for the plots; the frequency variable does not need to be selected.

If you create a matrix of plots from selected variables, you can close the matrix by pressing the F11 key while any plot is active and selecting from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can use the Workspace Explorer (see the section "Workspace Explorer") to quickly close plots.