Tableau scatter chart

As the name implies, scatterpout charts show many points scattered across the Descartes plane. /b10> It was created by drawing the values of numeric variables as X and Y coordinates in the Descartes plane. /b11> Tableau uses at least one measure in a row shelf and one measure in a column shelf to create a scatter chart. /b12> But we can add dimension fields to the scatter chart, which plays a role in the different colors of the point markers that already exist in the scattert diagram.

Simple scatter chart

Using the Ample-superstore, we aim to find changes in sales and profit data as 2 axes of the Descartes plane distributed according to their subcategories. /b10> To achieve this, we follow these steps.

• Step 1 Drag and drop the measure Sales into the column frame.
• Step 2 Drag and drop the measured profit onto the shelf.
• Step 3 Drag the dimension subcategory to the label Shell under the tag.

The chart below shows how to distribute profits and sales in subcategories where we have products.

Scatter chart - color coding

We can get color-coded values by dragging dimension subcategories to the color Shell under the marker card. /b10> This chart shows scatter points with different colors for each point.

Lower drill-off point diagram

When we select dimensions with hierarchies, the same scatter chart can display different values. /b10> In the example above, we expand the subcategory fields to show the scatter graph values of Manufacturers.