Contour Plots of Selected Variables

If one or more interval variables are selected in a data table when you select Graph Contour Plot, then the contour plot dialog box (Figure 7.15) does not appear. Instead, the first selected variable is used as the Z variable. Contour plots are created for Z as a function of each pair of remaining interval variables.

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.

Variables with a Frequency or Weight role are ignored when you are creating contour plots.

Figure 7.25 shows a matrix of contour plots for four selected variables. The TotalAvePrecipIn variable is plotted as a function of longitude, latitude, and elevationFeet.

Figure 7.25: A Matrix of Contour Plots