A scatter plot shows the relationship between two variables and is useful for distributions, correlations, grouped samples, and outlier inspection.
Prepare a directly mappable table
Scatter plots work best with paired X and Y values. X and Y are usually numeric variables such as cost and signal, voltage and current, or concentration and response.
Use one X column and one or more value columns. If you want to distinguish groups, prepare an optional group column for color or marker grouping when supported. A label column can be used when points need text labels.
Practice data · illustrates column structure
concentration
response
group
1
2.1
Control
2
3.8
Control
3
5.2
Treatment
4
7.4
Treatment
5
8.1
Treatment
Create a scatter plot
After editing your data, select the data range you want to plot, or use the full table directly. Click the top Plot button and choose Scatter Plot. SmartPlot opens the Create Figure dialog.
Step 1
Choose range and output
Confirm the data range, then choose a new figure or add the plot to an existing figure.
