JMP Tutorial: Constructing Contingency Tables

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Constructing Contingency Tables (video only)
Constructing Contingency Tables (without video)
PC Version


Please click on the following link and save it to your desktop: Sport Data

Now go to your desktop and double click on the JMP file.
This process will automatically start JMP and display the following dataset.


To construct a contingency table for inference based on the dataset we will begin by clicking Analyze and selecting Fit Y by X.


The following dialog box will appear once you click Fit Y by X:


Next, select the categorical variable Injury and click the Y, Response button.
Now select the categorical variable Minor League Sport and click the X, Factor button.
Finally, select the numerical variable Count of Players and click the Weight button.
Your dialog box should look like the following.


Click Ok.


Scrolling down will show you the Contingency analysis on the dataset.