Plotting One Variable

Using iNZight, it is easy to create a graph of your variables. Simply drag and drop a variable name into the "Variable 1" slot, and iNZight will automatically draw the appropriate graph depending on the type of variable:

• Numeric variables: these will produce a dot plot.

• Categorical variables: also referred to as factors, these will produce a bar plot.

You can also obtain a numeric summary of the variable by clicking the Get Summary button at the bottom of the iNZight window. Note that you have to have dragged a variable into Variable 1 first.

The following video demonstrates how to use iNZight to plot a single variable.

You can follow along

1. Load the Census at School 500 data set from File > Example Data:

   

2. Click and drag the variable height to the Variable 1 slot to produce a dot plot.

3. Click and drag the variable cellsource to the Variable 1 slot to produce a bar plot.

4. Click the Get Summary button to get a text summary of the graph.