Plotting Curves
A Curve displays the behavior of a quantitative variable as a function of another quantitative variable.
It contains the following attributes:
Attribute | Mandatory | Constraints |
|---|---|---|
x | Yes | |
y | No | It cannot be a nominal value |
Target | No |
Properties
Category | Properties | Description |
|---|---|---|
Y attribute | Aggregate Operator | The operator used to aggregate data. Possible values are average, maximum, median, minimum, mode and sum. |
Number of bins | Defines the number of displayed intervals for the attributes. | |
General parameters | Displayed value | The value displayed in the plot. Possible values are standard, total percentage or target percentage. |
X attribute | Number of bins | Defines the number of displayed intervals for the attributes. |
Target attribute | Number of bins | Defines the number of displayed intervals for the attributes. |
Examples
The following examples are based on the Adult dataset.
Scenario data can be found in the Datasets folder in your Rulex installation.
Type | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
Basic curve | Dragging and dropping the marital-status attribute onto the x cell and the age attribute onto the y cell, and selecting Curve in the Plot cell, a curve for the age attribute, related to the marital-status attribute is displayed. |  |
Curve with target | Dragging and dropping the race attribute onto the Target cell will display several curves corresponding to single values of the race attribute. |  |