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Windrose Diagram

Select menu: Graphics | Windrose Diagram

Use this menu for plotting data, like wind speeds, that are observed at angles around a circle.

  1. After you have imported your data, from the menu select 
    Graphics | Windrose Diagram.
  2. Fill in the fields as required then click Run.

You can set additional options and frame settings by clicking Options and Frame tabs.

Available data

This lists data structures appropriate to the current input field. It lists either factors for specifying the groups, or variates for specifying the data. The contents will change as you move from one field to the next. Double-click a name to copy it to the current input field or type the name.

Data variates

Specifies variates containing the data values. Double-click a name in the Available data field to copy it across or type the name. You can transfer multiple selections from Available data by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard while selecting items, then click to move them all across in one action.

Angles

Specifies a variate or factor containing the data values. If a variate is supplied, the observations are grouped for plotting into sectors based on the width (in degrees) and centres specified in the additional options. If a factor is supplied, its levels define the midpoints of the sectors and these must be in clockwise order. Double-click a name in the Available data field to copy it across or type the name. You can transfer multiple selections from Available data by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard while selecting items, then click to move them all across in one action.

Action buttons

Run Produce the graph.
Cancel Close the dialog without further changes.
Defaults Reset options to their default settings.

Action Icons

Pin Controls whether to keep the dialog open when you click Run. When the pin is down  the dialog will remain open, otherwise when the pin is up  the dialog will close.
Restore Restore names into edit fields and default settings.
Clear Clear all fields and list boxes.
Help Open the Help topic for this dialog.

See also

Updated on January 21, 2022

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