This guide is intended to help you begin to use JMP, a basic statistics package, and apprise you of its general capabilities and limitations. This manual assumes that you are familiar with operating a Macintosh computer. Its purpose is not to explain the meaning of statistical tests and terms. Before attempting to use JMP you must decide what you need to do with your data and what results you would like to see. This manual takes you from that point and teaches you how to get the information you seek from JMP. Please refer to your textbook or professor for a detailed understanding of the statistics and probability involved in your project.

GETTING STARTED
To use JMP and create a new file, double click on the JMP icon and select New from the File menu. To open a sample datafile or any other JMP datafile just double click on the icon. This automatically opens the JMP application as well as the datafile.

JMP looks like a spreadsheet. In order to use it, you must first fill the columns with your data. Then you must ask JMP to analyze the data according to specifications that will yield the results you desire. When you create a new file, one column will automatically appear. You can begin putting data in that column by highlighting the first block and typing in a piece of information. Hit the tab key to move to the next row. Additional columns can be created and deleted by selecting from the Cols menu. Please note that you MUST create additional columns by using the command New Column. You cannot just finish a column, move the cursor to the next column, and continue typing as you would with a normal spreadsheet.

Use the tab and return keys to move around the spreadsheet. Information can be changed by highlighting the data you want to replace and typing in the new data. There is a command to add new rows under the Rows menu. Most of the commands needed to input your data are self-explanatory.

The most complicated thing about JMP is that it requires you to properly define what type of data appears in each column. For example, immediately above the title of the column is a little box with letters in it.

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