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 them all.

Adding the Data

• Enter the first team “Blades” under the Team attribute.

• Press Enter.• Continue adding teams.• Continue adding all other data.

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 Data menu, select Sort Descending.

Secondary and Higher Sorts

• Click on the Wins attribute.• Select Sort Descending from the Data menu.• Click on the Losses attribute.• Select Sort Ascending from the Data 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 we will filter out any teams with points 16 or over. =>

Points Filter

• Click on the Data menu and select Add Filter.

• Click on the plus sign beside Attributes.

• Double-click on the Points attribute.

• Click “<16” and the Apply button.

Your final screen will look like =>

Filtered by Points

Notice 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.

• Notice that the new table does not include the filter as shown on the next slide. =>

Two Case Tables

Hiding Attributes

• Click on the Wins attribute.

• From the Display menu, select Hide Attribute.

• Do the same for Losses, Ties, Points, and Sample.

Sort by GF

• Right-click on the GF attribute and select Sort Descending.

• Your final screen will look like this:

Web Connection

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

www.mcgrawhill.ca/links/MDM12