Sequential/Stacked Plots

Graphical Analytic Techniques

Ribbon bar. Select the Graphs tab. In the More group, click 2D and from the menu, select Sequential/Stacked to display the Sequential/Stacked Plots Startup Panel.

Classic menus. On the Graphs - 2D Graphs submenu, select Sequential/Stacked to display the Sequential/Stacked Plots Startup Panel.

These types of graphs are used to present sequences of values of selected variables. The stacked feature of this type of graph is specifically designed to represent the broad category of data sets in which consecutive variables represent parts ("portions") of one whole.

The Sequential/Stacked Plots Startup Panel contains five tabs: Quick, Advanced, Appearance, Options 1, and Options 2. The following options are available regardless of which tab is selected.

OK
Click the OK button to produce the graph.
Cancel
Click the Cancel button to close the Startup Panel without creating a graph.
Options
See Options Menu for descriptions of the commands on this menu.
By Group
Click the By Group button to display the By Group specification dialog box.
Sel Cond
Click the Sel Cond button to display the Analysis/Graph Case Selection Conditions dialog box, which is used to create conditions for which cases will be included (or excluded) in the current analysis. More information is available in the case selection conditions overview and syntax summary.

Case Weights. Click the Case Weights button to display the Analysis/Graph Case Weights dialog box, which is used to adjust the contribution of individual cases to the outcome of the current analysis by "weighting" those cases in proportion to the values of a selected variable.

Graphs Gallery
Click the Graphs Gallery button to display the Statistica Graphs Gallery dialog box, which is used to easily switch among different types of graphs.

See also, Conceptual Overviews - Sequential/Stacked Plots.