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Community Analysis Package

13.3

Sample Scores   Reciprocal Averaging

This window presents in a grid the sample (quadrate) scores for the first 4 axes.

These scores are the coordinates of each sample used in the ordination plot (see

RA plot below). To print this output use File | Print.

13.4

RA plot

Select this tab to display the ordination plots of the data. This window shows plots

of both the sample (column) and species (row) scores. The display options are

selected from the panel below the graph.

The label radio box is used to select labelling for the points. Select 

Both

 to display

on the plot the names of the samples and species. Select 

None 

if no labels are

required. Select 

Species 

or

 Samples 

to display species or samples names

respectively.

This plot was created using the powerstation_fish.csv demo data set.

The plot radio box allows sample, species or both ordinations to be plotted.

The axes displayed in the plot are selected using the Plot component (x) and Plot

component (y) drop down boxes. The default is axis 1 and axis 2, which will

display the relative positions of the samples with respect to the two largest

components.

The plot can be printed using File | Print and can be exported in a number of

different 

file formats

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 using File|Export or the Export page of the Edit Chart

dialog box.

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