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@options escape:thatsall
.screen 0
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.border (*1,1,25,80*) double
.box (*10,17*) border shadow center
Welcome!
To the Science Fair Graphs & Numbers Tutorial
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ To end the demo, press the Esc key. │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Press Enter to move to next screen.
.endbox
.locate 22,1
.center(*This program was produced using TexaSoft's PC-CAI program.*)
.locate 23,1
.center(*(c)Copyright TexaSoft, 1984-1994.*)
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.screen 0
@MONITOR(*9:BEGIN*)
.rem check monitor, if okay, go to begin. If not display message
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.box (*10,2*) border center
Special Note
This program requires that you have a EGA or VGA compatible monitor.
If you are not using a compatible monitor, press the ESC key at this
time. Otherwise, press ENTER to begin the tutorial.
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
@label:begin
.screen 0
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.locate 2,1
.center(*Let's see how to CREATE A BAR CHART.*)
.box (*4,1*) border center
For your science project, you created three electromagnets made of
three different kinds of wire -- Small, Medium and Large gauge.
You tested each magnet to see how many nails it would pick up.
You want a BAR CHART to show your results.
YOUR DATA IS...
───────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
MAGNET NAILS │ 1─2─3 steps to CREATE a BAR CHART: │
────────── ──────── │ ───────────────────────────────────── │
SMALL 31 │ 1. Create a NEW database │
MEDIUM 38 │ 2. Enter the data │
LARGE 51 │ 3. Select the graph to display │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Let's see how it's done...
.endbox
.color 11,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.screen 0
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.box (*2,28*) border shadow
Creating a Graph is as
simple as 1-2-3!
.endbox
.color 15,5
.play (*MFO1C4*)
.box (*8,10*) border shadow
1. Create a NEW database
.end box
.color 15,2
.play (*o1E4*)
.box (*13,25*) border shadow
2. Enter the data into the database
.end box
.color 15,4
.play (*o1F4*)
.box (*18,40*) border shadow
3. Select the graph to display
.end box
.color 15,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.color 15,1
.cls
.screen 9
.pcx sftut1 1,1
.box (*5,37*) border shadow
This is the MAIN MENU screen.
The File "pull-down" menu is extended.
.endbox
.wait 2
.box (*12,37*) border shadow
HINT: To choose a menu, use the right-
or left-arrow keys, or point to a menu
name with your mouse pointer and click.
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut1 1,1
.box (*12,45*) border shadow
STEP 1: Choose New Database.
(Or, choose Open a Database,
if you already have your
data in a database.)
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut2.pcx 1,1
.box (*16,25*) border shadow
When you choose New Database, you are asked
to enter the name for your new database.
Enter a name, like "MAGNETS", of up to 8
characters. (No blanks in the name.)
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut3.pcx 1,1
.box (*12,42*) border shadow
Choose the database type from a
list of pre-defined databases, or
you can create a custom database.
To create a BAR CHART, choose the
SIMPLE BAR CHART Option.
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut5.pcx 1,1
.box (*12,25*) border shadow
STEP 2: ENTER DATA - This is where you
enter your results of your experiment --
the data entry screen. Enter the data
for the first magnet as record 1.
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.box (*12,25*) border shadow
Your first Label is SMALL (small wire)
Your first Value is 31 (number of nails)
Type SMALL (press Enter), type 31 (Press
Enter), then...
.endbox
.locate 4,10
(.CHR024)
.locate 5,10
│
.locate 6,10
│
.locate 7,10
│
.locate 8,10
└ Label = Small = The type of magnet
.locate 4,19
(.CHR024)
.locate 5,19
│
.locate 6,19
└ Value = 31 = The number of nails picked up
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut6.pcx 1,1
.box (*12,25*) border shadow
Enter records 2 and 3 -- representing
the three sizes of magnets and number of
nails picked up. Press F7 (Exit) to end
entry....
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.pcx sftut9.pcx 1,1
.box (*16,11*) border shadow
STEP 3: CHOOSE WHAT GRAPH TO USE...
The Graph menu is displayed. For this
analysis, choose to display a Bar Graph.
.endbox
.wait 1
.box (*20,40*) border shadow
This is the resulting graph...
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.screen 9
.cls
.PCX sftut11.PCX 1,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.screen 9
.cls
.PCX sftut12.PCX 1,1
.locate 3,5
(.CHR024)
.locate 4,5
│
.locate 5,5
│
.locate 6,5
│
.locate 7,5
│
.locate 8,5
└────────────────────
.box (*7,25*) border shadow
NOTE: Using the menu at the top of
the screen, you can change colors,
patterns, titles, etc. for each graph.
These graphs are in EGA mode. If you use
VGA mode, you will have more color choices.
Following are some more graph examples...
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.PCX sftut13.PCX 1,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.PCX sftut14.PCX 1,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.cls
.PCX sftut15.PCX 1,1
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
.screen 9
.color 15,4
.cls
.cen(*R E M E M B E R*)
.cen(*Creating a Graph is as*)
.cen(*simple as 1-2-3!*)
.line (1,90)-(635,90)
.line (1,90)-(1,320)
.line (1,320)-(635,320)
.line (635,90)-(635,320)
.line (1,320)-(320,90)
.line (320,90)-(635,320)
.paint center=(2,99) color=2 bound=15
.paint center=(450,99) color=3 bound=15
.paint center=(200,300) color=1 bound=15
.locate 10,10
1. Create a
.locate 11,10
new database.
.locate 10,58
2. Enter the
.locate 11,58
data.
.locate 14,35
3. Select
.locate 16,33
the graph type
.locate 18,31
you want to create.
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
@LABEL:ENDING
.screen 0
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.box (*2,2*) border shadow center
Science Fair Graphs & Numbers allows you to create these kinds of
graphs and calculations:
o Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Line Chart, Area Chart
o Histogram, Box and Whiskers, Normal Curve
o Cumulative Distribution, Stem and Leaf Plot
o X-Y Scatterplot
o Time Series Plot
o Calculate statistics
To make data entry easy, SF G&N creates and reads data in
the standard dBASE format.
.endbox
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
@label:test
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.play (*o1a16*)
.box (*8,5*) border shadow center
Do you want to print out a one page summary of how to perform
the bar chart example?
(Make sure your printer is on-line and has paper.)
.endbox
.color 15,1
@begin
.locate 20,28
@read (*Please answer Y or N:*)
@right (*Y*) keyword
@END QUESTION
@if wrong then :skipprint
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.box (*5,5*) border shadow center
Printing in progress...
After the tutorial summary finishes printing --
Go over the tutorial step by step and create the barchart
described in this tutorial.
Create this sample bar chart BEFORE entering your own data.
This will help you understand better how to use the program
for creating charts for your own data.
.end box
.locate 22,10
@shell(*if exist sftutor.doc copy sftutor.doc prn*)
.locate 25,58
.pause (*Continue=Enter Stop=Esc*)
@label:skipprint
.color 15,3
.cls c=177
.color 15,1
.box (*10,5*) border shadow center
Run through the tutorial again?
This is the end of the tutorial, you have two choices:
1. Answer Y (Yes) to go through the tutorial again
2. Answer N (No) to end the tutorial
.endbox
@begin
.locate 22,10
@read (*Please answer Y or N:*)
@right (*Y*) keyword
@WRONG
@END QUESTION
@if wrong then :thatsall
@goback:begin
@label:thatsall
.screen 0
.cls
@stop system