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ScatterPlot Matrix

A matrix for plotting two or more variables against one another

Set up

  1. Assign a data source.

  2. Select between quartet or matrix Chart Type.

  3. Configure your Column Name per plotted item in a matrix, or X Axis and Y Axis Data per chart n in a quartet plot.

Basics

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Data Source
Data sources
Chart Type
Switch between quartet and matrix
Large Date Threshold
This is the number of data points per chart, above which performance optimizations kick-in; restricting some of the available functionality.

Overlay

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Display
Toggles display of tooltip
Type
Define crosshair style
Snap to Label Point
When enabled, tracks plotted points
Tooltip Opacity
Tooltip Font Size
Style Crosshair. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.
Fixed Position
Anchors overlay to the corner
Use Custom Tooltip
Custom Tooltip
Defines data to display in the overlay

Data columns

Matrix

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Column

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Column Name
Assigned from Data source
Column Axis Name
Text description name for the axis. Formatted in Title
Decimal Places
Number of decimal places for axis values
Hide Trailing Zeroes
Remove trailing zeroes.
Date/Time Format
Use for Datetime Format
Prefix
Suffix
Additional text label to apply before or after label value

Quartet

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Column

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X Axis ID
X Axis Data
Define data source data for x-axis
Y Axis ID
Y Axis Data
Define data source data for y-axis
Display
Toggle display of chart. If only a single scatter plot is required, uncheck display of Charts 2,3 and 4.

Legend

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Legend Name
Legend Color
Text name and color of Legend
Icon Custom
Set icon to a vector path; click for more information

Custom Icon Limitations

Icon custom does not support arrow or image://url.
Icon
Define Legend icon shape

Radius

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Fixed Radius
Fixed Size
Enable and define fixed bubble size
Radius Data
Radius Scaling
Assign radius to a data source variable and apply a scaling to this variable

Plot styles

Plot Shape
Plot Color
Select from circle, rect, roundRect, triangle, diamond, pin, arrow and none

Mark line

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Display
Enable trend (best-fit) line
Animation
Include draw animation of line
Force Line Grid Span
Mark line extends to edge of chart
Line Style
Line Width
Line Color
Style Mark Line. Select from solid, dashed and dotted line
Formula Position
Select where the line equation is anchored from start, middle, or end of line
Show Line Formula
Display equation of line on chart
Show Line Tootlip
Display equation of line in tooltip
Formula/Tooltip Font Size
Set font size for line equation

Crosshair

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Format
Define data type: General, Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime
Decimal Places
Define Format precision for Number, Smart Number, and Formatted Number
Hide Trailing Zeroes
Remove trailing zeroes.
Label Display Interval
Set frequency of label display
Date/Time Format
Use for Datetime Format

X axes

Matrix

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Axes name inherited from Column Axis Name in Matrix Col (Data Columns).

Labels

Label Font
Select from Verdana, Fontawesome, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier
Label Size
Font size for x-axes label in pixels
Font Style
Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic
Label Rotation
Set angle for X-axes tick value labels
Font_Color
Set font color

Title

Axis Title Size
Font size for X-axes label
Name Color
Format color of X-axes label
Axis Name Offset
Pixel distance between axes values and axes label

Gridlines

Line Style
Line Opacity
Line Color
Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Quartet

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Select between linear, category, logarithmic, and time

Display
Toggle position of axes
Position
Set position of X axes at top or bottom of chart

Range

Use Min/Max
Rule Min
Rule Max
Toggle and set range of X-axes minimum and maximum values
Use Data Range
Use plotted data to define minimum and maximum value of quartet chart range

Labels

Display
Toggle display of X axes
Format
Select data type from Number, General, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime
Decimal Places
Define number of decimal places for Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number
Hide Trailing Zeroes
Remove zeroes at the end of Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number numbers
Date/Time format
Select from dropdown the date and/or time format when Datetime is used as label Format
Prefix
Suffix
Add text element to axes label before or after value
Label Font
Select from Verdana, Fontawesome, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier
Label Size
Font size for X axis label in pixels
Font Style
Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic
Label Rotation
Set angle for X-axes tick value labels
Font_Color
Set font color

Title

Axis Name
Text label used for X axis
Axis Title Size
Font size for X-axis label
Name Color
Format color of X-axis label
Axis Name Offset
Pixel distance between axis values and axis label

Gridlines

Line Style
Line Opacity
Line Color
Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Y axes

Matrix

Labels

Label Font
Select from Verdana, Fontawesome, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier
Label Size
Font size for Y-axis label in pixels
Font Style
Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic
Label Rotation
Set angle for Y-axis tick value labels
Font_Color
Set font color

Title

Axis Title Size
Font size for Y-axis label
Name Color
Format color of Y-axis label
Axis Name Offset
Pixel distance between axis values and axis label

Gridlines

Line Style
Line Width
Line Color
Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line

Quartet

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Select between linear, category, logarithmic, and time

Display
Toggle position of axis
Position
Set position of Y axis at left or right of chart

Range

Use Min/Max
Rule Min
Rule Max
Toggle and set range of Y-axis minimum and maximum values
Use Data Range
Use plotted data to define minimum and maximum value of quartet chart range

Labels

Display
Toggle display of Y axis
Format
Select data type from Number, General, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime
Decimal Places
Define number of decimal places for Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number
Hide Trailing Zeroes
Remove zeroes at the end of Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number numbers
Date/Time format
Select from dropdown the date and/or time format when Datetime is used as label Format
Prefix
Suffix
Add text element to axis label before or after value
Label Font
Select from Verdana, Fontawesome, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier
Label Size
Font size for X-axis label in pixels
Font Style
Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic
Label Rotation
Set angle for X-axis tick value labels
Font_Color
Set font color

Title

Axis Name
Text label used for Y axis
Axis Title Size
Font size for Y-axis label
Name Color
Format color of Y-axis label
Axis Name Offset
Pixel distance between axis values and axis label

Gridlines

Line Style
Line Opacity
Line Color
Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Legend

For Quartet chart only

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Display
Toggle header legend
Legend Gap
Pixel width between legend labels
Legend Selection Mode
Select from single, multiple and disabled; single will only show one data set from the quadrat, click on the Legend to switch to another data set of the quadrat. Default is multiple
Legend Position
Select from top, bottom, left or right

Style, Margins and Format

Matrix Axis Padding
Set Padding around axis labels
Matrix Enable Brush Tools
Cross chart highlight rules for data

Style