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olekh
Level II

By groups in column formula in for loop

Hi,

 

I am looping through columns to make new columns of means, std dev and CV for each column. I have the below script, which works fine for global column statistics, but when I try to add by groups, like I have done in the mean column, the formula fails.

 

I realize that I could accomplish the same using a summary table updated back into the main table.

 

Thanks!

 

 

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");

New Column("Old",
			Character,
			Formula(If(:age>=14,"Old","Young"))
			);

colnames = dt << get column names( numeric,string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colnames ), i++,
	Eval(
		Substitute(
			Expr(
				New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " mean",
				Numeric,
				Formula(
					Col Mean(Column(__colname__),:old)
				) 
				);
				New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " STD DEV",
				Numeric,
				Formula(
					Col Std Dev(Column(__colname__))
				) 
				);
				New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " CV%",
				Numeric,
				Format( "Percent", 2 ),
				Formula(
					Col Std Dev(Column(__colname__))/
					Col Mean(Column(__colname__))
				) 
				);
			),
		Expr(__colname__),colnames[i]
		)
	)
);
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txnelson
Super User

Re: By groups in column formula in for loop

JMP appears to be having an issue with using just the Column() function.  However, the As Column() function corrects the issue.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );

New Column( "Old", Character, Formula( If( :age >= 14, "Old", "Young" ) ) );

colnames = dt << get column names( numeric, string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colnames ), i++,
	Eval(
		Substitute(
				Expr(
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " mean",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Mean( as Column( __colname__ ), :old ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " STD DEV",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Std Dev( as Column( __colname__ ) ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " CV%",
						Numeric,
						Format( "Percent", 2 ),
						Formula( Col Std Dev( as Column( __colname__ ) ) / Col Mean( as Column( __colname__ ) ) )
					);
				),
			Expr( __colname__ ), colnames[i]
		)
	)
);

Since you are using the Substitute() function, you could also remove the As Column() or Column() functions, and replace the __colname__ with the actual column reference of :theactualcolumnname.    See below

 

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );

New Column( "Old", Character, Formula( If( :age >= 14, "Old", "Young" ) ) );

colnames = dt << get column names( numeric, string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colnames ), i++,
	Eval(
		Substitute(
				Expr(
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " mean",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Mean(  __colname__ , :old ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " STD DEV",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Std Dev(  __colname__  ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " CV%",
						Numeric,
						Format( "Percent", 2 ),
						Formula( Col Std Dev( __colname__  ) / Col Mean(  __colname__  ) )
					);
				),
			Expr( __colname__ ), Parse( ":" || colnames[i] )
		)
	)
);
Jim

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txnelson
Super User

Re: By groups in column formula in for loop

JMP appears to be having an issue with using just the Column() function.  However, the As Column() function corrects the issue.

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );

New Column( "Old", Character, Formula( If( :age >= 14, "Old", "Young" ) ) );

colnames = dt << get column names( numeric, string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colnames ), i++,
	Eval(
		Substitute(
				Expr(
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " mean",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Mean( as Column( __colname__ ), :old ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " STD DEV",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Std Dev( as Column( __colname__ ) ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " CV%",
						Numeric,
						Format( "Percent", 2 ),
						Formula( Col Std Dev( as Column( __colname__ ) ) / Col Mean( as Column( __colname__ ) ) )
					);
				),
			Expr( __colname__ ), colnames[i]
		)
	)
);

Since you are using the Substitute() function, you could also remove the As Column() or Column() functions, and replace the __colname__ with the actual column reference of :theactualcolumnname.    See below

 

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );

New Column( "Old", Character, Formula( If( :age >= 14, "Old", "Young" ) ) );

colnames = dt << get column names( numeric, string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colnames ), i++,
	Eval(
		Substitute(
				Expr(
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " mean",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Mean(  __colname__ , :old ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " STD DEV",
						Numeric,
						Formula( Col Std Dev(  __colname__  ) )
					);
					New Column( Char( colnames[i] ) || " CV%",
						Numeric,
						Format( "Percent", 2 ),
						Formula( Col Std Dev( __colname__  ) / Col Mean(  __colname__  ) )
					);
				),
			Expr( __colname__ ), Parse( ":" || colnames[i] )
		)
	)
);
Jim
olekh
Level II

Re: By groups in column formula in for loop

Thank you Jim, works perfectly!