Example of time series data display
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You can represent the data with symbols, connect lines, and project lines. You can also fit a lowess smoother to the data. If you have grouping variables, Minitab assigns different attributes to each group and displays a legend. In the Example of a simple time series plot, you track a company's quarterly sales over three years. You want to customize the data display.

Symbols (default) and project lines

1    Open the worksheet NEWMARKET.MTW.

2    Choose Graph > Time Series Plot.

3    Choose Simple, then click OK.

4    In Series, enter SalesB.

5    Click Time/Scale.

6    Under Time Scale, choose Calendar. Then choose Quarter Year.

7    Under Start Values, choose One set for all variables.

8    Under Quarter, type 1. Under Year, type 2000. Click OK.

9    Click Data View.

10  Uncheck Connect line. Check Project lines.

11  Click OK in each dialog box.