Bubble charts
Last updated
Last updated
Axis parameter - Sub Category
Values parameter - 2024 Actuals, 2024 Plan, 2023 Actuals
Chart type - Bubble
Description - Bubble charts are particularly useful for datasets with a large number of data points, where the size of the bubbles can provide additional information about the data. The 2024 Actuals and 2024 Plan provide the x and y positions for each product subcategory. The 2023 actuals determine the size of each bubble.
The x-axis and y-axis settings are identical for bubble charts.
Unlike other charts, adding a small multiple parameter to a bubble chart will not create a trellis. Analytics+ automatically maps small multiple parameters to the legend data well.
You can assign different markers to identify each small multiple category.
2.1. Reference lines
For bubble charts, horizontal reference lines are plotted based on the y-axis measure, and vertical reference lines are plotted based on the x-axis measure.
2.2. Reference bands
Like reference lines, horizontal reference bands are plotted based on the y-axis measure, and vertical reference bands are plotted based on the x-axis measure.
2.3. Connector lines
Connector lines interconnect different bubbles and display how the bubbles have been sorted.
Distinguish the various categories in your bubble charts with fill patterns. Fill patterns help in increasing the clarity of charts with high data density. Analytics+ now supports solid, outlined, and hatched fill styles. Navigate to Canvas Settings and select the fill style from the dropdown menu.
Enable the Bubble toggle in the Legend tab to display a size-based legend. Size-based legends make it straightforward to associate the value with the size of the bubble.
Label
You can choose to display the legend as concentric circles or in a row.
No of size range
Based on your data, you can define the number of circles to display in the legend.
Transparency
For concentric circles, you can set the transparency factor.
