Draw and Configure a Scatter Plot

The Scatter Plot tab provides options for configuring the presentation of the Scatter plot.

Activity Steps

  1. Display the graph.
  2. In the Property Panel, select the ScatterPlot tab.
  3. Configure the following options as required.
    • Draw – Select how to draw the data points from Circle, Cross, Plus, Dot and None.
    • Show 1:1 – Correlation line.
    • Use same scale for both Variables
    • Independent X Variable field group:
      • Independent X Variable – The variable the scatter plot was created under, shown on the X-axis. This option cannot be changed.
      • Log10 – Use a logarithmic scale for the X-axis. Only available when Transform is set to None.
      • Transform – Select how to transform the X-axis data from None, Log, NormalScores and Rank.
      • Despike – Remove noise from the X-axis. Only available when Transform is set to Rank or NormalScores.
    • Independent Y Variable field group:
      • Dependent Y Variable – Select the variable to display on the Y-axis.
      • Log10
      • Transform
      • Despike
    • Colouring field group:
      • Column – Select the data column to colour the scatter points from the available options.
      • Key – Colour the scatter plot by value.
    • Mouse Point Indicators field group:
      • Show Indicators of Mouse Point – Show the intercept lines and coordinates when hovering the mouse over the graph.
      • Decimals – The number of decimals intercept coordinates display.
    • Control Lines from 1:1 Line field group:
      • % difference – Show control lines with a specified percentage difference from the correlation line.
      • Control Line Percentage Diff – Percentage applied to the % difference control lines. Only available if % difference is checked.
      • Fixed value – Show control lines with a fixed difference from the correlation line.
      • Control Line Diff Value – Value applied to the Fixed value control lines. Only available if Fixed value is checked.
      • Colouring – Colour points based on control lines. Only available if % difference or Fixed value is selected.
      • Inside control lines
      • Outside control lines