Generating a 3 dimensional plot with XLSTAT-3DPlot

Dataset for 3D visualization XLS37.0 KB

Tutorial video

  • 3DPlot 3-D visualization software

  • System configuration

    • Windows:
      • Versions: 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7
      • Excel: 97 and later
      • Processor: 32 or 64 bits
      • Hard disk: 150 Mb

Benefits

  • Easy and user-friendly
    Easy and user-friendly XLSTAT is flawlessly integrated with Microsoft Excel which is the most popular spreadsheet worldwide. This integration makes it one of the simplest available tools to work with as it utilizes the same philosophy as Microsoft Excel. The program is accessible in a dedicated XLSTAT tab. The analyses are grouped into functional menus. The dialog boxes are user-friendly and setting up an analysis is straightforward.
  • Data and results shared seamlessly
    Data and results shared seamlessly One of the greatest advantages of XLSTAT is the way you can share data and results seamlessly. As the results are stored in Microsoft Excel, anyone can access them. There is no need for the receiver to have an XLSTAT license or any additional viewer which makes your team-work easier and more affordable. In addition, results are easily integrable into other Microsoft Office software such as PowerPoint, so that you can create striking presentation in minutes.
  • Modular
    Modular XLSTAT is a modular product. XLSTAT-Pro is a core statistical module of XLSTAT which includes all the mainstream functionalities in statistics and multivariate analysis. More advanced features contained in add-on modules can be added for specific applications. This way you can adapt the software to your needs making the software more cost-efficient.
  • Didactic
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  • Affordable
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  • Accessible - Available in many languages
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  • Automatable and customizable
    Automatable and customizable Most of the statistical functions available in XLSTAT can be called directly from the Visual Basic window of Microsoft Excel. They can be modified and integrated to more code to fit to the specificity of your domain. Adding tables and plots as well as modifying existing outputs becomes easy. Furthermore, XLSTAT includes some special tools on the dialog boxes to generate automatically the VBA code in order to reproduce your analysis using the VBA editor or to simply load pre-set settings. This effortless automation of routine analysis will be a huge time saver on your part.

Dataset for 3-D plotting

An Excel sheet with both the data and the results can be downloaded by clicking here. The data correspond to the outputs (rows points and columns points) of the correspondence analysis that has been performed in another tutorial. When XLSTAT-3DPlot is installed, XLSTAT-Pro generares automatically a table specially designed for XLSTAT-3DPlot. Using XLSTAT-3DPlot we are going to be able to visualize the correspondence map in 3 dimensions.

Setting up a 3-D graphic with XLSTAT-3DPlot

Once XLSTAT-Pro is activated, select the XLSTAT / Visualizing data / 3DPlot command, or click on the corresponding button of the Visualizing data toolbar (see below). If you cannot see the button, you need to install XLSTAT-3DPlot. XLSTAT-3DPlot can be downloaded from the XLSTAT website.

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Before you activate XLSTAT-3DPlot, you need to select the data you want to use for the 3D visualization. Note that the sum of the contributions on the 3 axes is included: it will be used to determine the size of the bubbles on the 3D map.

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Once you have clicked on the button, the XLSTAT-3DPlot application starts. A first 3D visualization is immediately displayed.

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Customizing a 3-D plot

You can then modify the visualization until it fits your needs. Many display options are available in XLSTAT-3DPlot. To reach the result below, we have set the color to be a function of the Type. The size of the bubles has been modified and set as a function of the sum of the contributions. The observations labels (Textlabel option) have been indexed on the available labels. With the mouse wheel we have moved the image to the back (you can also use the Grid options). Last, a rotation to the left has been done by clicking on the right button of the mouse wheel and by moving the mouse to the left (while keeping the button down).

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Once you are satisfied with the result, you might want to copy the image (use the Ctrl C shortcut) and paste it in another application (Word or Powerpoint for example), or to save the visualization for future use or modification.