# Scatter/Bubble Charts {% tabs %} {% tab title="Bubble chart" %} ## **Bubble chart** #### **Chart setup to build a bubble chart:** | | | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Axis** | Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g.,Sub Category). | | **Values parameter** | Drag multiple measures to compare (e.g., 2024 Actuals, 2024 Plan, 2023 Actuals). | | **Chart type** | Select Bubble from the Chart Type dropdown menu. | > 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. ### **1. Small multiples 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. Analytics for bubble charts** **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.

### **3. Customization & formatting options under Canvas settings** 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.

### 4. Legend settings for Bubble charts #### 4.1. Bubble 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.

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Scatter plot" %} ## Scatter plot #### **Chart setup to build a scatter plot:** | Configuration option | Configuration value | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Axis** | Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g.,Month). | | **Values parameter** | Drag multiple measures to compare (e.g., 2024 Actuals, 2024 Plan). | | **Chart type** | Select **Scatter** from the Bubble charts section of the Chart Type dropdown menu. | > Scatter plots are used to identify the relationship between two variables, such as positive, negative, or no correlation. If you add a third measure to a scatter plot, the chart is automatically converted into a bubble chart, with the 3rd measure taken as the size.

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Quadrant chart" %} ## **Quadrant chart** #### **Chart setup to build a quadrant chart:** | Configuration option | Configuration value | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Axis** | Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g., Month). | | **Values parameter** | Drag multiple measures to compare (e.g., 2024 Actuals, 2024 Plan, AC vs PL%2024). | | **Chart type** | Select **Quadrant** from the Bubble charts section of the Chart Type dropdown menu. | > Quadrant bubble charts are an advanced type of bubble chart that combines the features of scatter plots and bubble charts with a quadrant overlay to provide deeper insights into data relationships. This visualization helps categorize data points into four distinct areas, each representing a different quadrant, to highlight relationships. The 2024 Actuals and 2024 Plan provide the x and y positions for each month. The AC vs PL%2024 measure determines the size of each bubble.

### 1. Axis settings for quadrant charts **1.1. Horizontal (Y-axis)** Enable or disable the Y-axis using the toggle. When the Y-axis is disabled, you will only have 2 quadrants corresponding to the X-axis.

* **Based on** Choose to render the Y-axis based on the Average/ Median/ Minimum/ Maximum/ Standard Deviation etc. You can also enter a custom value when you choose the Percentile or Constant options.

* **Line style** Set the style, thickness, and color of the Y-axis line.

**1.2. Vertical (X-axis)** Enable or disable the X-axis using the toggle. When the X-axis is disabled, you will only have 2 quadrants (top and bottom) corresponding to the Y-axis.

* **Based on** Choose to render the X-axis based on the Average/ Median/ Minimum/ Maximum/ Standard Deviation etc. You can also enter a custom value when you choose the Percentile or Constant options.

* **Line style** Set the style, thickness, and color of the X-axis line.

**1.3. Quadrants** You can set the background color for each quadrant. Additionally, you can customize the quadrant title, font, and vertical/horizontal orientations. * **Fill** Set the background color of the quadrant.

* **Label** Enable or disable the title for each quadrant. Notice how the title has been disabled for the 3rd quadrant.

* **Text** Assign a custom title for each quadrant.

* **Font/Style** Set the font, size, style (Bold/Italic/Underline), and color for the quadrant title.

* **Horizontal and vertical positioning** Set the horizontal and vertical positions of the quadrant title.

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Additional formatting options Here are the other settings that help you refine your bubble chart.

Feature	Description	Link
Number	Configure number formatting (decimals, units)	charts-number-settings
Legend	Show/hide and customize the legends	charts-legend-settings
Data Label	Show exact values for each data point	3.6.-data-label-customizations
Trellis	Create small multiples using category split	6.-trellis-customizations
Conditional Formatting	Apply color rules to highlight values	9.-conditional-formatting
Sorting	Sort axis order	sorting-data
Ranking	Limit to top/bottom N categories	ranking-for-charts

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