Charts & Visualizations
Scatter Plot
Scatter plots show the relationship between two variables by plotting data points on a two-dimensional graph, where each point represents an observation with values for both variables.
Definition
Scatter plots show the relationship between two variables by plotting data points on a two-dimensional graph, where each point represents an observation with values for both variables.
Examples
Height vs weight correlation
Chart Visualization
This example includes an interactive chart visualization with 4 data points.
Chart type: scatter
Usage
Best Used For
- Identifying correlations between variables
- Detecting patterns and clusters
- Spotting outliers
- Analyzing distribution of paired data
Data Requirements
[Object]
Limitations
Important Considerations
- ⚠Can become cluttered with too many data points
- ⚠May be difficult to interpret without statistical context
- ⚠Limited to showing two variables at once without encoding (e.g., size, color)
Best Used For
- Identifying correlations between variables
- Detecting patterns and clusters
- Spotting outliers
- Analyzing distribution of paired data
