How to Create a Time Series with Dynamic Window Graph

This article describes how to go from a crosstab of data containing a Date/Time variable, and a Numeric variable...

...to a state where the data can be visualized as a time series graph allowing viewers to explore sequences of data ordered by time. The time series can be explored by zooming in or out and using a range of scales.

Requirements

You will need:

A Date/Time structure variable.
At least one Numeric structure variable.
A table with Date/Time values in the first column (if using a table as a Data Source).

Method

From the toolbar, go to Visualization > Time Series > Time Series with Dynamic Window.
From the object inspector, go to Data > Data Source, and select the type of data source you wish to use to create the Time Series Graph.
- If you wish to use an existing table go to Input table and select the desired table from the drop-down menu.
- If you wish to use variables go to Variables and first select the Date/Time structured variable, followed by the Numeric variable. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the variables from the Data Sources tree into the menu itself.
- To input the data manually, select Paste or type table. A new dialog box window will open where you can paste or type in your data. Note that the table must meet the requirements as described above.