Scatter and Bubble Charts

Scatter and bubble charts display the relationships between two or more numeric variables, helping you visualize correlations, clusters, and outliers. Use these charts to explore patterns, reveal groupings, and highlight the impact of a third variable with bubble size.

Example use cases

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• Sales analysis: Identify the relationship between revenue and marketing spend across products or regions.
• Customer segmentation: Visualize customers clusters by purchase frequency and transaction value, with bubble size showing total revenue.

Scatter and Bubble types

	Chart	Description
	Scatter	Plots points on X and Y axes to show relationships or clusters between two variables.
	Scatter Line	Connects scatter points with straight lines to reveal trends or sequences.
	Scatter Spline	Connects scatter points with smooth curves to make patterns easier to interpret.
	Bubble	Adds a third variable using bubble size for multi-variable analysis.

Create a scatter or bubble chart

1. Select Data Models and Views from the navigation panel.
2. Right-click the data model you want to use and select New View from the context menu.
3. In the Select a View dialog, choose a scatter or bubble chart type from the Scatter category.
4. Enter a Name for the view. To assign names in other languages, select the translation icon next to the text box.
5. Select the fields you want to include for each section.
6. (Optional) Toggle Sample Mode to preview the data using a sample dataset.
7. Click Confirm. The new view opens with your initial settings.
8. Customize the view by using the view organizer, content area, and Toolbar.
9. In the Toolbar panel, select Save or Save As to save your changes.

Scatter and Bubble settings

Setting	Description
Name	Enter a descriptive name for the worksheet. Select the translation icon to add labels for different languages—ideal for multilingual environments.
Sample Mode	Enable to open the worksheet in sample mode.
Define the Levels to be Used in Drill Down	Select which fields support drill-down functionality in the chart.
X-axis values come from	Specify the field that provides X-axis values.
Y-axis values come from	Specify the field that provides Y-axis values.
Bubble size will be based on	(Bubble only) Specify the field used to determine the size of each bubble, representing a third data variable.
Show pivot (group of columns) for each	Select dimensions to include in the Pivots section of the view organizer. These values pivot the worksheet layout, letting you compare data across different dimensions. Selecting a field for Pivots is not required to create a worksheet.