A scatter plot is very much like a category chart, but uses
numerical data on the X axis. By default, these numerical data are
mapped linearly on the X axis, but may also be log transformed (as
can be configured for the Y axes). In addition, there is special
support for displaying date series, by means of smart heuristics for
chosing the labels on the X axis.
Below is an extract from historical financial market data.
Date
AMSTEOE
DAXINDX
FTSE100
HNGKNGI
JAPDOWA
SNGALLS
SPCOMP
06/01/86
275.8
1425.6
1424.1
1796.6
13053.8
233.6
210.7
07/01/86
275.4
1428.5
1415.2
1815.5
12991.2
237.4
213.8
08/01/86
278.8
1474.2
1404.2
1826.8
13056.4
241.0
208.0
09/01/86
272.3
1461.2
1379.6
1798.5
13034.2
239.7
206.1
10/01/86
272.9
1449.0
1394.5
1807.9
12998.2
238.9
206.0
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01/01/86
01/05/86
01/09/86
01/01/87
01/05/87
01/09/87
01/01/88
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1200
1400
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AMSTEOE
DAXINDX
Chart properties
Series properties
Name
Enabled
Type
Marker
Y axis
Legend
Shadow
Value labels
AMSTEOE
DAXINDX
FTSE100
HNGKNGI
JAPDOWA
SNGALLS
SPCOMP
Axis properties
Scatter Plot (sine function)
Below we plot a single sine curves. We use 'curve' data series,
which creates a smooth spline curve that interpolates the data
points. As is typical when showing mathematical functions, we let
the axes cross each other at the origin (0, 0).
