Scatter plots are typically used to visualize two measure values or similar field values as a single dot on a graph. It is a two-dimensional graph where the position of a data point or dot is decided by two measure values; one on the x-axis and another on the y-axis. In Tableau, we can also add trend lines along with the dots of the scatter plot to see and analyze the trends hidden in our data.
Using the Sample-superstore, let’s aim to find the variation of sales and profit figures as the two axes of the Cartesian plane is distributed according to their Sub-Category. To achieve this objective, the following are the steps.
Step 1 − Drag and drop the measure Sales to the Columns shelf.
Step 2 − Drag and drop the measure Profit to the Rows shelf.
Step 3 − Pull the dimension Sub-Category to the labels Shelf under Marks.