Visualization types

Scatter Plot

Also known as: scatterplot, scatter graph, scatter chart, scattergram, scatter diagram

A scatter plot is a two-dimensional chart that shows the relationship between two variables.

To do this, a series of values are plotted on an x-axis and a y-axis, with each axis representing a variable and each value representing a dot. Scatter plots often include an explanatory variable, such as years of education, and what might be considered a response variable, such as annual income. When the dots are plotted against these two axes, scatter plots communicate the strength and type of relationship that exists between these variables.

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