Howto use SpotFire Pro 3

ICS 105 Research TeamFall 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.