How to Create a Simple Yet Effective Scatterplot

How to answer the question, “Do I have a correlation, linear or otherwise?”

Jonathan Dunne
Nightingale

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Introduction

Back in January, I spoke about how to create a simple yet effective bar chart. In this second installment of my “How to” series, I want to focus on another common chart type: the scatterplot.

A scatterplot is a useful way to determine the relationship between two variables. Scatterplots display numerical values across an x and y-axis using the…

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Jonathan Dunne
Nightingale

I work as a Data Scientist by day, and have a passion for visual story telling. I have a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics, and love watching Cricket.