Scatter plot in : Fit
Scatter plot decides what is being compared in under “Fit.” The figure that must stay on the axis is 1880. Drawing it larger does not create a unit. Look first for a cut axis and a missing key. Excel or Google Sheets or PowerPoint; export SVG/PDF.
Two measured variables as a cloud of points — the honest way to talk about correlation. Scatter plot encodes values as position of points on two quantitative axes. John Herschel plotted orbits; Galton’s 1880s regressions made the form famous. In reports, ads and assignments it fits correlation, outliers and clusters in two measures. Skip it when one axis is not quantitative, or time is the real story.
This page gathers anatomy, fit, craft, failure modes and work / ads / school recipes for Scatter plot. When the story is: correlation, outliers and clusters in two measures. Skip it in cases like: one axis is not quantitative, or time is the real story. John Herschel plotted orbits; Galton’s 1880s regressions made the form famous
position of points on two quantitative axes Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure. Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present. Do not rely on hue alone. Label directly and check greyscale.
Read Scatter plot as , “Fit,” and 1880. A bar with no unit is not those three.1880
Figures to keep
- Year of the chart
- 1880
- Axis figure
- 1880
- Chart
- Scatter plot
- How to read it
- Fit