Scatter Chart

Scatter Chart

Overview

A scatter plot uses dots to represent values for two different numeric variables. The position of each dot on the horizontal and vertical axis indicates values for an individual data point. Scatter plots are used to observe relationships between variables.

Example

SQL: 

SELECT AMOUNT, SOLD_ON as YEAR, ITEM FROM ITEM_SALES

Now you will prepare your result set as shown in Data Preparation so that you have the SOLD_ON (YEAR) column as a numeric year and ITEM column both sorted ascending,

 

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Click the create a chart button  to display the Create Chart dialog. Now you will select the appropriate columns to use for the chart. In this example the value will be amount and the category will be month.

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After clicking Create Chart, the line chart will be displayed.

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Click the Create Chart button to create the chart.

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