Select Graph

Ribbon bar
  1. Select the Graphs tab.
  2. In the More group, click Block Data Graphs
  3. From the menu, select one of the four custom graphs options to display the Select Graph dialog box.
Classic menus
  1. From the Graphs - Graphs of Block Data submenu, select one of the four custom graphs options to display the Select Graph dialog box.
  2. In the Select Graph dialog box, specify the graph category, type, and subtype to use.
  3. Click OK, or Cancel to return to the spreadsheet without creating any graphs.
NOTE:
 Depending on which custom graph option is selected (or the creation method specified in this dialog box), the custom graph(s) will be created either for the block of values highlighted in the current spreadsheet (by row or column) or for the entire column or row represented in the selected block.

To see additional options for multiple plots and creation methods, click the More button.

For more information on Graphs of Block Data, see the Graphs of Block Data Overview.

Select Graph Category, Graph Type, then Graph Sub Type

Depending on the graph category you have chosen, you can choose from a variety of graph types and, in some cases, graph subtypes. For more information on the graph types and subtypes within a given category, click on the links below.  

2D Graphs Matrix Graphs Block Data Graphs
3D Sequential Graphs Icons Input Data Graphs
3D XYZ Graphs Categorized Batch (By Group)

Options available when the More button is selected:

Layout for Multiple Plots

When more than one row or column is included in your selection, you can decide how you want to plot each row or column.

  • To plot each row or column in a separate graph window, select Separate Windows.
  • To plot all rows or columns in a single graph window, select Single Window (Overlaid).

Data

If you access this box directly while creating a graph interactively from a block of data,  the option setting is pre-determined by your choice of the Custom Graph.

The options in this group box can be changed only when the dialog box is accessed from the Customize Graph Menu dialog box.

Options:

  • Graph of Selection by Columns
  • Graph of Selection by Rows
  • Graph of Entire Columns
  • Graph of Entire Row

    In other words, these options apply when you are creating a new user-defined custom graph (template) or editing an existing user-defined custom  graph.

    Then, you can choose one of the creation methods listed in this group box.

    • To use only the values in the highlighted selection, choose either Graph of Selection by Columns or Graph of Selection by Rows. Statistica will create a plot for the highlighted values in each column or row, respectively.
    • To use an entire column or row of values for each column or row in the highlighted selection, choose either Graph of Entire Columns or Graph of Entire Rows. Statistica will create a plot for all the values in the selected columns or rows, respectively.

Add to Graph menu List

Use this option to save a template of the choices made on this dialog to the list of graphs that can be selected for blocks of highlighted data.  For example, to create a scatterplot with histograms for the selected block of data:

  1. Select the Add to Graph Menu List check box.
  2. Click OK to produce the graph. The New Style dialog will display, where you can type in a name for the new type (style) of graph from block data.
  3. Name it My custom bivariate plot.

    The next time you want to create a graph of block data, you can simply select this type of plot from the Graphs of Block Data menu:

    To edit or delete custom options in the Graphs of Block Data menu, use the Customize List option at the bottom.

Enable Prompt for Dialog

This option is applicable only if you select the Add to Graph Menu List check box (described above).

If both options ( Add to Graph Menu List and Enable Prompt for Dialog)  are selected, when you choose your custom graph from the menu, an options dialog box for that graph will display.