Scatter Plot Variants

Take-home Message — Variants

Far from being a straight-forward \(y = f(x)\) type relationship, there are many ways we can move beyond a basic scatter plot.

On the previous page we began our discussion of using point in 2-dimensional plots. Here, I’ll expand on that topic by presenting a catalog of the many ways in which two continuous variables can be compared beyond the straight-forward \(y = f(x)\) type relationship.

Figure 1: Trends

Figure 2: Aspect Ratio Diagrams

Figure 3: LOESS Diagram

Figure 4: Clustering – Density

Figure 5: Clustering Overlap

Figure 6: Paths

Figure 7: Quadrants

Figure 8: Ratio Plots

Figure 9: log-log Plots

Figure 10: Thresholds