JMP Software: Statistical Data Exploration

Classroom duration: 1.0 day Live Web duration: 2 half-day sessions CEU: 0.6

This course teaches you how to use JMP6 software to manage and analyze data. This course serves as a common starting point for learning JMP software.

Learn how to

navigate the JMP interface
manage data effectively in JMP
use the extensive graphical capabilities in JMP to explore data
create reports in JMP.

Who should attend

Anyone who wants to use JMP6 software to manage and analyze data

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should be familiar with a Macintosh or Microsoft Windows operating system.

Course Contents

Data Retrieval

exploring user-assistance options
opening different types of files in JMP
understanding modeling type
introducing the Table panel, Columns panel, and Rows panel

Data Exploration and Manipulation

using the Columns and Rows menus
creating new columns
creating new tables
using the Tabulate option to create summary tables

Graphical Data Exploration

exploring relationships between continuous columns
exploring relationships between attribute data columns
using recursive partitioning for exploratory analysis

Reporting and Presenting Results

saving results
creating a project journal

Software Addressed

This course addresses the following software product(s): JMP.

Classroom Course Materials

Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.

Live Web Course Materials

Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins. The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials, including the exercise files. Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.

System Requirements

For Live Web, you must

review and follow the general system requirements.
complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
run this test to connect to a virtual lab session. If firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will need the following software installed and configured in your environment to participate in the course exercises:
- JMP Version 6, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, ODBC Driver for Microsoft Excel (Setup Instructions)
  Tip: To ensure that your ODBC Driver for Microsoft Excel is installed and set up properly:
  1. Open JMP.
  2. From the JMP Starter window, click Open Data Table.
  3. Select the Files of type drop down list.
  4. Scroll through the file types until you see Excel Files (.xls).
    If Excel Files (.xls) is included in this list, then your machine is set up to use the ODBC driver for Excel.
    If Excel Files (.xls) is not listed, contact your system administrator for support.
Registration
To register for this course in the US, call 800-333-7660 or visit support.sas.com/training. This course is also available for on-site training, or you can create a custom course by combining material from several courses. For more details, contact SAS Education in Cary, NC at 919-531-7321 or send e-mail to training@sas.com.