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Using a Scatter Plot to Show a Trend
In these charts, the reader can easily see that your company is about to overtake the long-
time industry leader MegaCo, but that quick growth from NewCo might still cause you to
stay in the second position next year.
Using a Scatter Plot to Show a Trend
Typically, trends are shown with line or column charts. One popular chart from the
blogosphere is bucking this trend. This chart, which shows a trend using a combination of
two scatter plots, has been published in the blog of professor Charles H. Franklin from the
University of Wisconsin (see http://politicalarithmetik.blogspot.com/2005/11/approval-of-
president-bush-2001.html). ...