Before we discuss any specialized graphs, let’s start by drawing a few very simple graphs just to get a feel for what it’s like to draw pictures using SPSS. To that end, let’s create a small data file...Before we discuss any specialized graphs, let’s start by drawing a few very simple graphs just to get a feel for what it’s like to draw pictures using SPSS. To that end, let’s create a small data fileFibonacci.sav that contains a few numbers we’d like SPSS to draw for us. The Chart Builder contains the tools to make a host of different types of graphs. For our quick example here, we'll choose the Scatter/Dot option, then select the Scatter Plot option, which is the first box in the gallery:
When you look at all the different options that the help file talks about, you’ll notice that some of the options that it refers to are “proper” arguments to the plot.default() function, but it also g...When you look at all the different options that the help file talks about, you’ll notice that some of the options that it refers to are “proper” arguments to the plot.default() function, but it also goes on to mention a bunch of things that look like they’re supposed to be arguments, but they’re not listed in the “Usage” section of the file, and the documentation calls them graphical parameters instead.
