1) JMP is statistical software that allows for easy import, organization, and analysis of data. It features spreadsheet-like data tables, powerful statistical modeling capabilities, and customizable graphics. 2) The document reviews various features of JMP including importing data, organizing data tables, performing statistical analyses through platforms like distribution and fit model, and creating graphs and reports. 3) Assistance is available for using JMP through free training, support contacts, and detailed help menus within the software. JMP allows for both simple and advanced statistical analysis of data.

1. Introduction
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Jeff Skinner, M.S.
Biostatistics Specialist
Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch (BCBB)
NIH/NIAID/OD/OSMO/OCICB
http://bioinformatics.niaid.nih.gov
S i A @ i id ihScienceApps@niaid.nih.gov

2. JMP Statistical Discovery
• NIAID researchers can request JMP 8.0 for Mac or
Windows PC at http://bioinformatics niaid nih govWindows PC at http://bioinformatics.niaid.nih.gov
• Desirable combination of features:Desirable combination of features:
 Spreadsheet data tables with point-and-click user interface
 Deep statistical modeling capabilities
Edit bl d i t ti hi h lit hi Editable and interactive high quality graphics
 “Dynamic variable linking” feature helps you explore your data
 Comprehensive Design of Experiments (DOE) platform
 Free NIAID training and support: ScienceApps@niaid.nih.gov

3. JMP Starter Window
JMP Starter Window provides shortcuts for useful functions:• JMP Starter Window provides shortcuts for useful functions:
 Opening data tables, scripts, journals or projects
 Opening analysis platforms like Design of Experiments, modeling, etc.
 Setting user preferences for file locations, displayed output, etc.
• Tip of the Day introduces JMP features from tutorials and help menu

4. Five Types of JMP Files
• JMP Data Tables
 Spreadsheet files that store data scripts etc Spreadsheet files that store data, scripts, etc.
• JMP Scripts
 Text files that store JMP Script Language (JSL) codep g g ( )
• JMP Reports
 Interactive graphs and results from a statistical test
• JMP Journals
 Publishing files that store read-only data tables, url links, descriptive
figures graphs statistical test results etcfigures, graphs, statistical test results, etc.
• JMP Projects
 Collection of data tables, scripts, journals and reports, p , j p

5. Preferences in JMP
• General preference settings
 Show JMP Starter Window and Tip of the
Day at startupDay at startup
• Platforms preferences
 Customize the output from any statistical
analysis or graph
• File location preferencesFile location preferences
 Choose default locations for opening and
saving files in Windows

6. Importing Data
• MS Excel® worksheets
can be imported directlycan be imported directly
 Options for first row header,
multiple sheets, etc.
 Remember to format your dataRemember to format your data
in MS Excel® first
• Use Text Import PreviewUse Text Import Preview
option to import text files
 Options for delimited and fixed
width fileswidth files
 Preview your data columns
before import to save time

7. Importing from a Database
• Windows PC users can open
dBASE and MS Access files
di l f JMPdirectly from JMP
 ODBC drivers are required for
Mac users and other databases
• Open subsets of the database
files using click through menus
or specific SQL statementsor specific SQL statements
 Query specific columns or even
select rows of data matching a
set of conditions (e.g. sex = male Tip: MS Excel files can be openedset of conditions (e.g. sex male
or height < 68 inches).
 Click through windows generate
SQL statements automatically
Tip: MS Excel files can be opened
as database files to import subsets
of large files, but subsets of smaller
files are best created within JMP

8. JMP Data Tables
• Table, Columns and Rows menus on the left hand side of the data table
• Three places to access Columns and Rows menus:
 Columns and rows windows (LHS of the data table)
 Spreadsheet hotspots (upperleft corner of spreadsheet)
D d i JMP t l b (t f JMP i d ) Drop-down menus in JMP tool bar (top of JMP window)

9. JMP “Hotspots”
• JMP “Hotspots” are clickable red
triangles that provide access totriangles that provide access to
additional features in JMP
• Always check the hotspots in your
test reports to find additional tests
and figures for your analyses
• JMP hotspots make tests more
interactive and customizable

10. Variable Types in JMP
• Three types of variables in JMP:
 Continuous (blue triangle symbols)
 Ordinal (ordered green bar symbols)
 Nominal (unordered red bar symbols)
Ch t t t i bl l b• Character or text variables can only be
ordinal or nominal variables in JMP
• Numeric variables can be anything
• Change variable types in the column info• Change variable types in the column info
menu or by clicking symbols in the column
window (shown right)

11. JMP Columns (Cols) Menu
• Use the column menu to add,
delete, select (go to) or reorder, (g )
columns in the data table
• The Column Info menu allowsThe Column Info menu allows
you to define the general
attributes of your variables
• The Preselect Role menu
allows you to specify variable
attributes within the analysesattributes within the analyses
 E.g. ___ is always a response

12. JMP Columns (Cols) Menu
• Label / Unlabel option produces and
removes special labeling in figures for
l t d l (t b l)selected columns (tag symbol)
• Hide / Unhide removes columns from view
i th d t t bl b t d t thin the data table, but does not remove them
from analyses (blindfold symbol)
E l d /U l d t i• Exclude /Unexclude removes certain
columns from analyses, but not from the
data table (strike through symbol)
• Scroll Lock / Unlock secures the locations
of the columns in the data table

13. JMP Columns (Cols) Menu
• The Validation window allows you verify the values
recorded in your data table
 List Check produces a list of all text responses List Check produces a list of all text responses
 Range Check reports the min and max for numeric variables,
with a list of possible constraints to remove outliers
• The Recode window allows you to recode text and
numeric variables quickly and automatically
The Formula window allows you to create• The Formula window allows you to create
transformed variables (e.g. ln(x) ) and generate
random data from theoretical distributions
• The Standardize Attributes window allows you to
specify identical properties among many columns

14. JMP Rows Menu
• Add, delete, move and select rows
• Exclude/unexclude, hide/unhide and
label/unlabel options same as Cols
• Use Colors and Markers options to
identify selected rows in a graphidentify selected rows in a graph
• Powerful data management with RowPowerful data management with Row
Editor, Data Filter and Row Selection

15. Select Where … Option
• Click > Rows > Row Selection >
Select Where to open theSelect Where … to open the
Select Where window in JMP
• Select rows meeting multiple user-
specified conditions
 Character variable conditions
e.g. Gender = “female”
 Numeric variable inequalitiesNumeric variable inequalities
e.g. 20% < Percent Body Fat < 45%

16. JMP Tables Menu
• Summary option creates
table of column statistics
• Concatenate to join two
tables top-to-bottom iftable of column statistics
 E.g. mean age, etc.
• Subset option creates a
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they share columns
• Join tables with unique
columns side by side
new table from selected
rows and columns
Sort by column values
columns side-by-side
• Update missing values
from a new table
• Sort by column values
• Stack and Split columns
to rearrange data tables
• Tabulate table stats
using drag and drop
 E g mean age etcto rearrange data tables
• Transpose rows and
columns to rotate tables
 E.g. mean age, etc.
• Missing Data Pattern
finds sampling errors

17. JMP Toolbar Options
• Arrow tool • Lasso tool
 Regular cursor arrow
• Help tool
 Click any JMP object and be
directed its help menus
 Select an irregularly-shaped
group of points on a graph
• Magnifier tool
 Zoom in or zoom outdirected its help menus
• Selection tool
 Select elements of a report or
journal to copy and paste
 Zoom in or zoom out
• Crosshairs tool
 Identify the location of points in
a figure or plotj py p
• Scroller tool
 Precisely scroll in your report
• Grabber tool
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• Annotate tool
 Add notes or captions to a figure
or report
Li t l P l t l d Grab and drag axes or other
features of a figure
• Brush tool
 Highlight points on a plot
• Line tool, Polygon tool and
Simple Shape tool
 Draw lines, polygons and simple
shapes on reports
 Highlight points on a plot
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18. JMP Graphs Menu
• Use Graph Builder for drag-and-drop
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• Use Chart for pie charts and bar charts
• Use Overlay and Scatterplot 3D to
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Circle SizeUse Overlay and Scatterplot 3D to
create customizable scatter plots
• Animate a Bubble Plot over time
Circle Size
• Animate a Bubble Plot over time
• Use Cell Plot to create “heat maps” Tree Map of Region, Adverse Event
• Use Tree Map to view relationships
among categorical variables
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19. JMP Analyze Menu
• Distribution procedure
 Collect descriptive statistics, create
histograms and run hypothesis tests
• Modeling procedures
 Nonlinear procedures for curve fitting
P titi f d t l tihistograms and run hypothesis tests
on individual variables
• Fit Y by X procedure
 Automatically fits the appropriate
relationship between two variables
 Partition for data exploration
 Neural nets and time series models
 Categorical platform for log-linear
models and share charts (JMP 7.0)
 Gaussian processes and screeningrelationship between two variables
 Simple linear regression, one-way
ANOVA, logistic regression and chi-
square tests for table data
• Matched pairs procedure
 Gaussian processes and screening
platforms (JMP 7.0)
• Multivariate procedures
 Correlations, PCA, clustering,
discriminant analysis item analysis• Matched pairs procedure
 Paired t-tests and related figures
• Fit model procedure
 Used to fit more complicated models
discriminant analysis, item analysis
and partial least squares (PLS)
• Survival and Reliability
 Kaplan-Meier and log-rank testsp
with multiple factors, etc.
 Includes general linear models (OLS),
stepwise and multivariate procedures,
generalized linear models (GLS), etc.
 Parametric survival
 Proportional hazards
 Recurrence analysis

20. The Distribution Platform
• Descriptive Statistics
 Moments: mean, variance, standard deviation, etc.
 Quantiles: median, interquartile range (IQR), etc
• Descriptive Figuresp g
 Histograms and boxplots
 Stem and leaf, empirical cumulative distribution
function (ecdf) and normal quantile-quantile plots
• One-sample Inferences
 Hypothesis tests for means and standard
deviationsdeviations
 Confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals
 Distribution fitting with goodness-of-fit testing

21. “Broadcasting” Your Hotspot
• Sometimes you want to perform several of the
same tests all at the same time
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 Set your platform preferences to request special tests from the
hotspot every time
 “Broadcast” your Hotspot options by control clicking any of
the individual results
• Speed up workflow and reduce “click thru”• Speed up workflow and reduce click-thru

22. JMP Script Features
• JMP scripting mostly for “power users” who want
to simplify processing or create new procedures
• Scripting Window also used for “SAS Integration”
to access SAS features
T h l f l f t f l• Two helpful features for casual users
 Save analyses to their respective data tables
 Leave helpful notes in data tablesLeave helpful notes in data tables

23. JMP Fit Y by X Platform
• Fit Y by X chooses the correct
analysis for any pair of variablesy y p
 Simple linear regression for continuous
response and predictor variables
 Logistic regression for categorical responseg g g p
and continuous predictor
 One-way ANOVA for a continuous response
and categorical predictor
 Contingency tables for categorical response
and predictor variables
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• Fit Y by X often has both parametric
and nonparametric tests in hotspots
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24. JMP Fit Model Platform
• Used to fit most models with three or
more predictor variablesp
• Choose the response variables Y,
the model effects X and the model
personality to determine the model
 JMP will help guide you by providing
appropriate options for your variablesappropriate options for your variables
 Model types determined by selected
variables and model personality
 Multiple regression
 Multifactor ANOVA
 Linear mixed models
• Contact ScienceApps@niaid.nih.gov
for help building models
 Generalized linear
models (GLIM)
 Proportional hazards
d i i land parametric survival

25. Construct Model Effects
• Cross two predictors to evaluate an interaction
 I.e. synergy of fertilizer and hydration levels on plant yieldI.e. synergy of fertilizer and hydration levels on plant yield
• Nest two predictors when the levels of one
variable depend on the levels of anothervariable depend on the levels of another
 I.e. auto make and model effects (e.g. Ford Mustang)
• Choose the Random effect attribute when
factor levels represent a random sample from
the larger populationthe larger population
 E.g. Hospital and subject are random effects drawn from
populations of all possible hospitals and patients

26. Model Personalities
• Standard Least Squares used for most ANOVA and
regression models with continuous response variables
• Use Stepwise personality for model selection
• Use MANOVA for multivariate response variables
• Nominal or Ordinal Logistic for categorical responses
Use Generalized linear models to test for overdispersion• Use Generalized linear models to test for overdispersion
effects in least squares, logistic or log-linear models

27. SAS Integration
• Use JMP to access procedures
from a SAS license
 E.g. NLMixed, GLIMMIX, etc.
• Click > File > SAS > Server• Click > File > SAS > Server
connections to access a SAS
license on the local machine or
on a remote serveron a remote server
• Submit SAS code directly fromSubmit SAS code directly from
a JSL script window

28. JMP DOE Menu
• Design of Experiments (DOE) Platform in
JMP allows you to utilize statistics conceptsy p
while planning your experiments
 Estimate power and necessary sample sizes
 Plan efficient experiments intended to find important effects Plan efficient experiments intended to find important effects
or optimize responses
• Designed Experiments in JMP presentations
are available for any who are interested

29. Thank You
For questions or comments please contact:
ScienceApps@niaid.nih.gov
301.496.4455
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