Overview

The bar chart graphically depicts the distribution of data sampled from a discrete variable. The height of each bar is the number of data points in each category.

To create a bar chart using the GUI

1. Open or create a data table.

   For details, see Creating a Data Table.

2. Make sure the data table window is the active window.
3. On the Graph menu, click Bar Chart.

   IML Studio displays the Bar Chart dialog box.

4. Select a nominal variable and click Set X.

   You can optionally select a numeric frequency variable and click Set Freq. The ith value of the frequency variable specifies the frequency of the ith value of the X variable.

5. Click OK.

For a discussion of the BY Variables and BY Options tabs, see BY Group Processing: Using BY Group Processing.