This example applies to the Healthcare Module. For more information, go to www.minitab.com/healthcare-module.

Example

In this worksheet, Reimbursement Amount is the graph variable. Facility is the row variable. Condition is the column variable.

C1 C2-T C3-T
Reimbursement Amount Facility Condition
306 Hillside Hospital Fever
370 Hillside Hospital Contusions and cuts
460 Wellness General Hospital Fever
390 Wellness General Hospital Respiratory issues

How-to

  1. From the Healthcare KPIs: Visualize Relationships with Reimbursement Amounts dialog box, select Heatmap, then click OK.
  2. In Graph variables enter the reimbursement amount column.
  3. From Function, select the function of the reimbursement amount. For example, if you select Mean, the color gradient of the rectangles in the heatmap will be based on the mean value of the reimbursement amount in each rectangle.
  4. In Row variables enter up to five columns that define the rows. You must enter at least one column in either Row variables or Column variables. The columns can be text or numeric and must be the same length as the reimbursement amount column.
  5. In Column variables enter up to five columns that define the columns. You must enter at least one column in either Row variables or Column variables. The columns can be text or numeric and must be the same length as the reimbursement amount column.
  6. Click OK.
Tip

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