Introduction to Fathom™

Setting up a Collection

• Start Fathom™.• Drag the Case Table Icon to the work area.

Naming an Attribute

• Double-click on <new>.

• Type the name “Team”.

• Press Enter.

• Notice that a Collection has now been created.

Adding More Attributes

• Continue adding attributes until you have all seven shown.

Adding the Data

• Enter the first team “Blades” under “Team”.• Press Enter.• Continue adding teams.• Continue adding all other data, as shown.

Naming the Collection

• Double-click on Collection 1.

• Type the new name “HockeyStats”.

• Press Enter.

Create a Blank Graph

• Click and drag the graph icon to the work area.

Choosing the Horizontal Axis

• Click on the Team attribute and drag it to the horizontal axis.

Choosing the Vertical Axis

• Click on the Points attribute and drag it to the vertical axis.

About Sorting

• You can sort data according to orders of priority.

• The first sort attribute is the primary sort.

• Within the primary, you can specify a secondary sort.

• This can be continued for all attributes.

Primary Sort

• Click on the Points attribute.

• From the Table menu, select Sort Descending.

Secondary and Higher Sorts

• Click on the Wins attribute.• Select Sort Descending from the Table menu.• Click on the Losses attribute.• Select Sort Ascending from the Table menu. • Check your final Case Table to verify the sorts:

(see next slide)

Final Sort

About Filtering

• Data can be filtered to exclude unwanted entries.

• For example, in the next slide you will filter out any teams with points 16 or over.

Points Filter

• Select the case table.• From the Object menu

select Add Filter.• Click on the plus sign

beside Attributes.• Double-click on the Points

attribute.• Click “<16” and Apply.

Filtered by Points

Note that the Filter condition is listed at the bottom of the table.

About Hiding Attributes

• You can hide various attributes to make a custom table without actually deleting any data.

• Click on the HockeyStats collection box and then drag a Case Table to the work area.

• Note that the new table does not include the filter.

Two Case Tables

Hiding Attributes

• Click on the Wins attribute.

• From the Table menu, select Hide Attribute.

• Continue hiding Losses, Ties, and Points.

Sort by GF

• Select the GF attribute.

• From the Table menu, select Sort Descending.

• The final table is shown.

Web Connection

• For more examples, data, and information on how to use Fathom™, visit:

www.mcgrawhill.ca/links/MDM12