Creating a bubble or a scatter graph
You can create a bubble or scatter graph visualization.
A bubble graph contains at least one attribute and one metric. The markers are not sized and do not overlap. Click here to see an example bubble graph below.
A scatter graph contains two or metrics that are plotted on at least two connected axes. Markers on a scatter graph can overlap. You size and/or color the markers using a metric. Click here to see an example scatter graph below.
Steps:
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Open a new or existing dossier.
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Click Insert Visualization to add a new, blank visualization to the dossier.
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In the Visualization Gallery, click Bubble Chart .
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Drag objects from the Datasets panel to the Editor panel to add the corresponding data to the visualization. You can also drag objects from the Datasets panel directly onto the visualization.
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Place a metric in the Vertical area to position markers on the Y-axis of the graph.
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Place a metric in the Horizontal area to position markers on the X-axis of the graph.
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To size markers based on the value of a metric, place one metric in the Size By area. Markers with large metric values appear larger in size. Markers with small metric values appear smaller in size.
If the Horizontal, Vertical, and Size By areas contain the same number of metrics, groups of markers appear on the graph visualization. If the Horizontal area contains more metrics than the Vertical and Size By areas, the additional metrics in the Horizontal area are ignored. If the Vertical area contains more metrics than the Horizontal and Size By areas, the additional metrics in the Vertical area are ignored.
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To display separate markers for each element in an attribute, place at least one attribute in the Break By area. If you add more than one attribute to the Break By area, a graph item appears for each combination of the attribute elements.
Display the revenue data for each Region as a graph item or display a graph item for each year of data.
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There are several different ways to color markers, based on attributes or metrics.
To color markers based on an attribute, place at least one attribute in the Color By area. Each value in the attribute appears in a different color.
Display the sales data for each employee using a different color graph item. If you add more than one attribute to the Color By area, each combination of the attribute values appear in a different color.
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To color markers based on the value of a metric, place one metric in the Color By area. The markers in the visualization are automatically shaded based on the value of the metric.
You can automatically color markers based on the value of the Profit metric. Display larger profit values with dark colors and small profit values with light colors.
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To color markers based on the metric that each graph item represents, place the Metric Names attribute in the Color By area. Each metric in the visualization appears with a different color.
Display the Revenue, Cost, and Profit metrics using a different color for each metric.
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You can slice data into rows and columns of separate graphs, based on attributes. If you slice the data into both rows and columns, a table of graphs appears, with a graph for each combination of the attribute elements.
To slice your data into rows of graphs, drag at least one attribute to the top of the Vertical area. Each graph appears in a separate row, one for each element in the attribute.
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To slice your data into columns of graphs, drag at least one attribute to the top of the Horizontal area. Each graph appears in a separate column, one for each element in the attribute.
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To display additional metrics when you hover over a graph item, place metrics in the Tooltip area.
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Select which attribute forms appear in the visualization.
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Define the formatting options.
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Click Save.
Example Bubble Graph
