JMP是顶尖的桌面可视化数据分析软件，它将广博的数据分析和生动的图形展示结合起来，帮助你完全交互地探索数据背后隐藏的神秘世界。在企业界，JMP已被诸多世界知名企业（如HP, Dell, P&G 等）广泛应用于质量管理、流程优化和产品设计等各个方面，帮助他们大幅改善六西格玛项目的实施效果，节省可观的运营成本。在学术界，JMP正在帮助知名学府和科研机构成千上万的工作人员提高教学和科研能力。
Preface xiii
The Software xiii
JMP Start Statistics, Fourth Edition xiv
SAS xv
This Book xv
1 Preliminaries 1
What You Need to Know 1
…about your computer 1
…about statistics 1
Learning About JMP 1
…on your own with JMP Help 1
…hands-on examples 2
…using Tutorials 2
…reading about JMP 2
Chapter Organization 2
Typographical Conventions 4
2 JMP Right In 7
Hello! 7
First Session 8
Open a JMP Data Table 9
Launch an Analysis Platform 12
Interact with the Surface of the Report 13
Special Tools 16
Modeling Type 17
Analyze and Graph 18
The Analyze Menu 18
The Graph Menu 20
Navigating Platforms and Building Context 22
Contexts for a Histogram 22
Contexts for the t-Test 22
Contexts for a Scatterplot 23
Contexts for Nonparametric Statistics 23
The Personality of JMP 24
3 Data Tables, Reports, and Scripts 27
Overview 27
The Ins and Outs of a JMP Data Table 28
Selecting and Deselecting Rows and Columns 28
Mousing Around a Spreadsheet: Cursor Forms 29
Creating a New JMP Table 31
Define Rows and Columns 31
Enter Data 34
The New Column Command 35
Plot the Data 36
Importing Data 38
Importing Text Files 40
Importing Microsoft Excel Files 41
Using ODBC 42
Opening Other File Types 43
Copy, Paste, and Drag Data 44
Moving Data Out of JMP 45
Working with Graphs and Reports 48
Copy and Paste 48
Drag Report Elements 49
Context Menu Commands 49
Juggling Data Tables 50
Data Management 50
Give New Shape to a Table: Stack Columns 52
The Summary Command 54
Create a Table of Summary Statistics 54
Working with Scripts 57
4 Formula Editor Adventures 61
Overview 61
The Formula Editor Window 62
A Quick Example 63
Formula Editor: Pieces and Parts 66
Terminology 66
The Formula Editor Control Panel 67
The Keypad Functions 69
The Formula Display Area 70
Function Browser Definitions 71
Row Function Examples 72
Conditional Expressions and Comparison Operators 75
Summarize Down Columns or Across Rows 78
Random Number Functions 84...