CHAPTER 13

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Scatter Charts and Bubble Charts with jqPlot

In this chapter, I will discuss a category of charts that are particularly useful when representing a data distribution. It is likely you will often find yourself interested in how a set of data is distributed along the space defined by two different parameters, shown along the x axis and y axis. Such data distribution can suggest correlation or clustering.

The scatter chart is the best choice for the display of data distribution, especially when a large set of data needs to be analyzed. Thus, you will first learn how to realize this kind of chart, using a simple example. Subsequently, you ...

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