Creating a frequency plot
Plot a frequency plot to visualize the distribution of a qualitative variable.
- Select a cell in the dataset.
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On the Analyse-it ribbon tab, in the
Statistical Analyses group, click Distribution > Frequency plot, and then click the plot type.
The analysis task pane opens.
- In the Y drop-down list, select the categorical variable.
- If the data are in frequency form, in the Frequency drop-down list, select the frequency count variable.
- Optional: To show the frequency table, select the Frequency table check box.
- Optional:
To vary the bar color by the categorical variable, select the Vary
bar color check box.
The categories are assigned default colors. To set specific colors for each category, alongside the Y variable, click the drop-down arrow, and then click Colors / Symbols....
- Optional: To label the bars with the frequencies, select the Label bars check box.
- Optional: To overlay the cumulative frequency distribution line, select the Cumulative frequency line check box.
- Click Calculate.
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