Number line

dean_boerrigter — Tue, 19 May 2015 14:59:02 GMT

How do I create a simple elementary school type number line in JMP? I'd like to plot numbers such as 0.8, 0.9, 0.92, 0.94 on a number line. I've created a chart, using data statistics with the horizontal & point chart options--how do I get rid of the Y axis so the values will be plotted on the X axis only?

Re: Number line

KarenC — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:20:31 GMT

Try graph builder, just drag your column to the x-axis.

Re: Number line

Craige_Hales — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:20:41 GMT

same idea, using JSL. Looks sharp if the graph background matches the window background.

Making Anonymous Graphs in JMP 8 - JMP Blog has some secrets for removing extra lines and text from a graph, reused here.

JMP 11 lets the vertical axis be very short, which helps the appearance. Two reference lines, both at zero, look like axes.


dt = New Table( "Untitled", New Column( "x", Set Values( [0.1, 0.8, 0.7, 0.3, 0.4] ) ) );

xvals = dt:x << get values;

yvals = J( N Rows( xvals ), 1, 0 );

New Window( "Number Line",

    BorderBox(left(10),top(10),right(10),bottom(10), vlistbox(

    Text Box( "Points on a number line" ),

    Spacer Box( size( 10, 50 ) ),

    g = Graph Box( Frame Size( 500, 7 ),

        X Scale( -0.1, 1.1 ), Y Scale( -1, 1 ),

        yname( " " ), Marker Size( 2 ), 

        yaxis( show major ticks( false ), show minor ticks( false ),

            show labels( false ), Inside Ticks( 1 ),

            Add Ref Line( 0.0, Solid, "Black", "", 1 ) ),

        xaxis( show major ticks( false ), show minor ticks( false ),

            show labels( true ), Add Ref Line( 0.0, Solid, "Black", "", 1 ),

            Inside Ticks( 1 ) ),

        Marker( Combine States( Marker State( 12 ),color state("red") ), xvals, yvals )

    ),

    Spacer Box( size( 10, 50 ) ),

    Text Box( "drag with the axis" )

    ))

);

// http://blogs.sas.com/content/jmp/2008/11/10/making-anonymous-graphs-in-jmp-8/

g[axis box( 1 )] << remove axis label;

g[axis box( 2 )] << remove axis label;

// hide the inner border

g[frame box( 1 )] << Left( 0 ); // no line on left, etc

g[frame box( 1 )] << Right( 0 );

g[frame box( 1 )] << top( 0 );

g[frame box( 1 )] << bottom( 0 );

// shrink and hide the outer border too

g[Border Box( 1 )] << Left( 0 ); // no space on left, etc

g[Border Box( 1 )] << Right( 0 );

g[Border Box( 1 )] << Top( 0 );

g[Border Box( 1 )] << bottom( 0 );

g[Border Box( 1 )] << sides( 0 ); // draw no sides (1+2+4+8 would be all four sides)

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