Tutorial 1

1Analyzing Data GraphicallyIn this lesson, you'll open a database containing information about the sleep habits of a group of students. You'll learn to do the following: • Start InspireData • Open a database • Quick introduction to Table View • Switch to Plot View • Show and change icon labels • View record details • Create a Venn plot • Add a Venn loop • Add color to further represent meaning • Increase text size for elements in Plot View • Create a Stack plot • Show the mean for each level • Create an Axis plot • Mark items of interest • Create a Pie plot • Subdivide a Pie plot • Save a document Start InspireData To start InspireData on a computer running Windows: • Click the Start button, point to Programs and click InspireData. The InspireData Starter screen opens. To start InspireData on a Macintosh computer: • Open the InspireData folder from the location you installed it (ideally Applications), then double-click the InspireData icon. The InspireData Starter screen opens. Open a database InspireData has more than 100 content-rich and template databases included. You'll begin the tutorial by opening one of the many available databases. • Click the Databases button. Double-click the More folder, then open Sleep Survey. The Sleep Survey database opens in Table View. 2Quick introduction to Table View A table consists of fields (columns) and records (rows). The table for the example database shown below contains information about the ...