Data visualization and analysis handbook (Apr 2019 v2)

Examples of visualizations: 19. Scatterplot

Index

  1. Data visualization check list
  2. Chart selection
  3. Examples of visualizations
  4. Examples of makeovers – from bad to good
  5. How to develop a story with visualizations
  6. Resources

19. Scatterplot

Display correlations between two continuous variables. For example, you could display heights and weights or grade point averages and standardized test scores. Scatter plots are a staple from your college statistics course, but they tend to be less recognizable among everyday people who haven't taken those same statistics courses.

https://depictdatastudio.com/charts/scatter-plots/

Example 1

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Source: storytellingwithdata

Example 2

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Source: economist

Example 3

Republicans are less divided on cultural issues than Democrats are

The party turned Trumpy before the 2016 election, not after

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Source: economist

Example 4

What do Democrats and Republicans both like?

Members of both parties hate Congress equally

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Source: economist