Use multiple-variable graphs to visualize the relationships and patterns between two or more variables. This section covers the following graphs:
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Use scatterplots to compare two continuous variables. |
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Use scatterplot matrices to compare several pairs of continuous variables. |
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Use side-by-side box plots to compare one continuous and one categorical variable. |
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Use variability charts to compare one continuous Y variable to one or more categorical X variables. Variability charts show differences in means and variability across several categorical X variables. |
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Use Graph Builder to create and change graphs interactively. |
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Use overlay plots to compare one or more variables on the Y-axis to another variable on the X-axis. Overlay plots are especially useful if the X variable is a time variable, because you can compare how two or more variables change across time. |
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Bubble plots are specialized scatterplots that use color and bubble sizes to represent up to five variables at once. If one of your variables is a time variable, you can animate the plot to see your other variables change through time. |