6.10.7 Q-Q Plot

Q-Q-Plot

Fill Area Between Curves Creating Statistical Graphs Exclude Data Points in Analysis (Mask Data) Analysis with Auto Recalculations

Extract Masked Points to a New Workbook Automatically New Data Highlight Tool in Origin 2019

Summary

The Q-Q plot is a graphic method that tests whether or not a dataset follows a given distribution. The Q-Q plot has independent values on the X axis, and dependent values on the Y axis. If all the plotted points are close to the reference line, then we conclude that the dataset follows the given distribution.

Minimum Origin Version Required: Origin 2016 SR0

What You Will Learn

• How to create a Q-Q plot
• How to mask a suspected outlier in the source data and recalculate the Q-Q plot

Create a Q-Q Plot

You can refer to this graph in Learning Center. (Select Help: Learning Center menu or press F11 key , and then open Graph Sample: Statistical Graphs)

1. Click the button to import the Q-Q plot.dat file under <Origin EXE folder>\Samples\Graphing\ path.
2. In the QQplot workbook, activate the Q-Q plot worksheet, highlight column B, right click, and from the context menu, select Plot > Statistical: Q-Q Plot.... In the Plotting:plot_prob dialog, make sure that the Score Method drop-down is set to Benard. Click OK.
   
3. Double-click on the Lower Percentiles line to open the Plot Details dialog. Go to the Line tab, set Color to Red, Transparency to 80%, then check Fill Area Under Curve check box and select Fill to next data plot - One Color in the below drop-down list.
   
   
   
4. Go to Pattern tab, set Fill Color to Red. And make sure the Follow line transparency is checked.
   
   
   
5. Go to the Line tab of Upper Percentiles line set Color to Red, Transparency to 80%. Click OK to apply the setting and close the dialog.
   
   
   Your graph should look as shown below.
   
   

Mask a Suspected Outlier

1. Click on the green lock icon to make sure the Recalculate Mode is Auto.
   
2. Click on the Data Reader tool and click to select the suspected data point in the Q-Q Plot.
   
   
   
   
   The Data Info window shows the value of the outlier point.
3. Activate the Q-Q plot worksheet and highlight column B.
   
   
4. From the Menu Bar, click on Window:Command Window and at the prompt, enter the script shown below.

   colmask cond:=eq val:=x;

   The outlier point will be shown in red in the Q-Q plot worksheet, and it will not be included in the graph.