Editing Graphs

From the Clas.xls data imported into SigmaPlot, (1) Select Create Graph from Graph menu and select Scatter Plot then click Next. (2) Select Simple Scatter then click Next. (3) Select XY Pair then click Next. (4) Select ID on the worksheet for X, and Mathscor for Y, then click Finish.

A 2D scatter plot generated is shown below:

Adding a Line Plot

1.Select Graph Properties from Graph menu.
2.The Graph Properties window opens. Click the Plots tab. From the scroll down list, choose Plot1. Click Lines from the Settings for scroll down list. Choose Solid from the Type scroll down list. Click OK.

3.A line is added into the graph like the one shown below:

Adding a Title, Legend and Axis Titles

Most graph modifications are made using the Graph Properties dialog box. To add a Title, Legend and Axis Titles:

1.Select Graph Properties from Graph menu.
2.The Graph Properties window opens. Click the Graph tab and then select Plots from the Settings for scroll down list.
3.Change the Title of the graph by clicking on the Rename button and typing in gMath Scoreh. Click OK in the Edit Text window.

4.Click Legends from the Settings for list. Click Edit to change the legend text to gMathscore for Studentsh. Click on Applyto apply the changes.

5.To change the axis titles, click the Axes tab. Select X data from Axis scroll down list, then click Rename. Type the axis title gIDh, click OK. Rename Y data gMathscoreh as a new title for Y-axis.

6.The graph looks like the one shown below:

Adding / Changing Colors

Suppose you want to change the line and the symbol colors.

1.Select Graph Properties from Graph menu.
2.The Graph Properties window opens. Click the Plots tab and then select Lines from the Settings for list. Choose Red from Line color scroll down list. Click Apply.

3.Click Symbols from the Settings for list and choose the Green color from Fill color scroll down list. Click Apply.

 

4.The graph looks like the one shown below:

Saving the Graphs

To save SigmaPlot file containing both the graph and the worksheet:

1.Select Save As from File menu.

2.The Save as dialog box appears. Navigate to the directory where you want to save your notebook (e.g. C:/temp).

 
3.Enter a File name for the SigmaPlot Notebook, e.g. exercise1.JNB
4.Click Save.
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