About the Axis Data Range

On the Axes tab of the Cell Properties dialog box, the Data Range list box specifies how the plot axes in multi-cell graphs are scaled. This option enables you to control the uniformity of the axes across cells in multi-cell graphs and classification panels. You can specify a uniform scale on the X axes for the columns of a lattice or on the Y axes for the rows of the lattice. This feature facilitates the visual comparison of the data cells.

For instructions about changing axis properties, see Change Axis Properties .

Here are the values for the Data Range list box:

Data

scales the axes independently for each cell. This is the default.

The following graph shows the Y axis with a data range of type Data.

In the example, the cells in each row have independent scales for their Y axes.

Union

finds the minimum and the maximum data points on a per-row or per-column basis, and specifies this range on the appropriate axis for the row or column. This option computes the axis range separately for each row (if modifying a Y axis) or column (if modifying an X axis).

The axes must be of the same type for all the cells in a row or column.

The following graph shows the Y axis with a data range of type Union.

In the example, the cells in each row have a uniform Y axis scale within their respective row.

Union All

finds the minimum and the maximum data points over all rows (if modifying a Y axis) or all columns (if modifying an X axis), and specifies this range on the appropriate axis for each cell.

The axes must be of the same type for all the cells in all rows or in all columns.

The following graph shows the Y axis with a data range of type Union All.

Y axis with a data range of type Data All

In the example, the cells in both rows have a uniform Y axis scale.