Transcript Howto use SpotFire Pro 3

Howto use SpotFire Pro 3
ICS 105 Research Team
Fall 2000
Introduction
Spotfire is a program that helps you
do visual data mining. It achieves
this by allowing you to do these
things
 Explore data
 Analyze data
 Search data
Key Components and Features
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Key Components and Features Components
Spotfire is made up of 3 windows
within the application. Each one
performs a different function.
 Graphical View
 Query
 Detail Results
Key Components and Features Components
Question:
Please select low X and high Y.
Key Components and Features –
Presentation Style
Spotfire has 3 types of presentation
styles:
 Scatter Plot
 Histogram
 Pie Chart
Key Components and Features –
Presentation Style
Question:
Can you name which style would best
represent the query “How much X
was found in 1985?”
Key Components and Features –
Types of View
Within each presentation style, there
are many ways to view the data:
 Zooming
 Panning
 Sorting data
Key Components and Features –
Types of View
Question:
Find the data that fits the conditions,
“X, Y and Z”.
Key Components and Features –
Binning Data
Spotfire has a feature called “binning”
where you can divide data into
logical bins. You can “bin” by:
 Equal Intervals (every 5)
 Ranges of values (1-10, 10-15,
15,30)
 Much more!
Key Components and Features –
Binning Data
Question:
Can you “bin” the data set into
intervals A-B, C-D and E-F?
Summary
We hope that this overview has
helped you understand Spotfire
better.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact any of the
mentors present.
Final Comments
On behalf of the ICS 105 Team, thank
you for joining us.
Please also remember to fill out the
survey at the end of your trial.