PCA and illustrative variables add-in for JMP

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a traditional method in data analysis and, more specifically, in multivariate analysis. PCA was developed by Karl Pearson in 1901. The goal of PCA is to reduce the dimensionality in a set of correlated variables into a smaller set of uncorrelated variables that explain the majority [...]

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Image analysis of an elephant's foot in JMP

This is a picture of the bottom of an elephant’s foot. As you might guess from looking at this picture, this is not a very happy elephant. Elephants kept in captivity often spend their time walking on pavement or other hard surfaces. This is not the substrate they are used [...]

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JMP content & information sharing in organizations

Companies of all sizes use JMP every day to make their products and processes better. As the number of JMP users at an organization grows, sharing information about JMP and discoveries made with JMP becomes more important. Let’s tackle these two issues separately. Sharing information about JMP At a recent [...]

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Here's how to share your JMP Preferences

Have you ever been in this situation? You’re teaching a class using JMP, and you’d like all of your students to have the same Preferences. For example, you’d like everyone to have large markers and horizontal histograms. Or, perhaps you’d like certain statistics or graphical features to display each time you run an [...]

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Make a self-updating JMP add-in depot

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several customers ask how they can more easily manage and deploy a collection of JMP scripts, particularly in the case where an internal development team may periodically release new versions of some or all of the scripts. If you find yourself asking the [...]

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JMP add-in for medical diagnostic performance

A typical diagnostic test has two outcomes: positive or negative with the goal of classifying subjects correctly based on a “gold standard” or known outcome. These diagnostic tests have specific performance measures that are used to assess the clinical value of a test. Two basic measures for a diagnostic test [...]

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Solving a problem with the JSL Debugger

The following is a case study of using the JSL Debugger to solve a problem. This is based on a real script with the problem specified. If you would like to see the problem in context, I created a script – much simplified from the original – that shows the [...]

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5 reasons I love the new JSL Debugger

That’s right, JMP 10 ships with a brand new JSL Debugger. Say goodbye to the old and hello to the new! As I was wondering what I could say in a blog post about it, I started thinking about ways it makes my life as a JSL scripter easier. This [...]

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JMP 9 Customized Menus -- Administration

This is the second in a series of posts on customized menus in JMP 9. The first post provided an overview of what has changed in JMP 9. In this post, I will provide some strategies for administrators who provide customized menus for large groups of JMP users. If you [...]

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JMP Add-Ins: Super Extensibility, Baby!

Congratulations to the Cheeseheads on their Super Bowl victory. As a fan of that pro-sports desolate wasteland known as Cleveland, and despite a conflicting desire to demonstrate league superiority of the AFC North, I found myself pulling for the team in green (plus I love cheese). Nice to see a [...]

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