Scattered Plot chart

A Scatter plot is a two-dimensional data visualization that uses dots to represent the values obtained for two different variables - one plotted along the x-axis and the other plotted along the y-axis.

Check out the illustration on Scatter plot chart properties.

Applying Scatter Plot chart Properties to a View

• Best Situation to use Scatter Plot Chart: Scatter plots display a correlation between two variables (x and y-axis) to compare large numbers of data points without regard to time.

• Variations of this Chart: Bubble Plot chart (3D), Density Plot (2D)

Default View of Scatter Plot chart

Properties

General Settings

• Exclude Global Filter: The view gets excluded from the Global Filter condition by putting a checkmark in the box.

• Show Data Label: The data label is displayed using a checkmark in the given box.

View Filter

Filter: Select a filter condition using the drop-down menu.

Please Note:

• The user needs to configure the X-Axis Field information such as Measure and Aggregation to get the above-given display of the scattered points in the chart.

  • E.g., In this case, the selected Measure value is Experience, and the selected Aggregation option is None.

• The Scatter Plot chart displays only Measure values with the None Aggregation option selected from the drop-down.

• The selected View Filter option will be reflected to customize the View data after adding the View to the report.

Primary Value Axis

• Title: Provide a title for the Primary Value Axis.

• Axis Label: Enable the Primary Value Axis label using a checkmark in the box.

• Format Type: Select a desired format type from the drop-down menu (the provided options for this field are: None, Auto, Percent, Thousand, Lacs, Crore, Million, Billion, Trillion, Quadrillion).

• Currency Type: Select a currency symbol to be displayed in the view (the provided options for this field are: None, Rupees, Euro, Pound, USD, Yen, Cent).

• Precision: Set the after-decimal value (It displays up to 5 precision).

Insights

• Text: Provide any information regarding the chart. If any digit or character is required to be highlighted, put it inside two asterisks. (E.g., *70%* or *skills*).

• Font Size: Set/modify the Font Size of the Insights text.

• Font Color: Select a Font color for the Insights Text.

• Text align: There are three alignments to align the text.

  • Left

  • Right

  • Centre

• Position: There are two options to position the text.

  • Bottom

  • Right

  

  

  Modified Scatter Plot chart after applying various Insights

Please Note: You can choose a different color for the label and shape from the Series Properties.