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1. Objective<\/span><\/h2>\n

In our last Qlik Sense Tutorial<\/strong>, we discussed Line Chart in Qlik Sense<\/a><\/strong>. Today, we will see Qlik Sense Scatter Plot Visualizations. Moreover, we will look at hoe to create Scatter Plot Visualization in Qlik Sense. Also, we will discuss the pros and cons of Qlik Sense scatter plot.<\/span><\/p>\n

One more important and unique way of visualizing data is through creating a scatter plot. A scatter plot, as its name suggests scatters data values as bubbles or spots on the chart grid. Although there is more to it, which we will discuss in this lesson. Read further if you want to know the significance of scatter plots in Qlik Sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, let’s start Qlik Sense Scatter Plot tutorial.<\/p>\n

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Qlik Sense Scatter Plot Visualizations – Advantages and Disadvantages<\/p><\/div>\n

Do you know about Qlik Sense Color Functions\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Using a Scatter Plot in Qlik Sense<\/span><\/h2>\n

In a scatter plot or chart of Qlik Sense, we represent such instances as dots or bubbles which contains two or three measure values for them. For example, sales and quantity of distinct products displayed by a single dot or bubble. So, when you make a scatter plot in Qlik Sense, we select two measure fields for each x-axis and y-axis against a single dimension field. If you add a third measure of the same dimension, its values will reflect in the size of the bubble. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Scatter Plot in Qlik Sense<\/p><\/div>\n

In the scatter plot shown in the image above, the two measures selected are \u2018<\/span>Sales\u2019<\/span><\/i> and \u2018<\/span>Quantity\u2019<\/span><\/i> and the dimension whose values will be plotted as bubbles against the two measure values is \u2018<\/span>Customer\u2019<\/span><\/i>. The third measure which is represented by the size of the bubble is \u2018<\/span>Cost\u2019<\/span><\/i> i.e. more the cost, greater the size of the bubble. You can use color coding to see the density of data points when a large data set is used in a scatter plot. This helps in visualizing the dense areas or hot spots in the plot which potentially gives useful and important insights to the analyst.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a look at Qlik Sense Treemap Visualizations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Advantages and Limitations of Qlik Sense Scatter Plot<\/span><\/h2>\n

i. Pros of Scatter Plot<\/h3>\n

Scatter plots are significant in visualizing data as they show the contribution of different factors in the performance or status of an element which is being analyzed. Suppose, we have a scatter plot as a visualization for sales analysis. Now, we have taken product category or different product types as the dimension which will be plotted in the graph using two values, total sales done, and total units sold for each category of product.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, just looking at the position of the bubble made on the scatter plot, you can analyze the popularity of a product, as the parameters indicating popularity are how much units of it were sold and for how much (total). Thus, scatter plots are very useful when you want to find out the correlation or relation between two or three measure values corresponding to a single dimension. It easily contains, manages and displays large data sets which are to be analyzed.<\/span><\/p>\n

ii. Cons of Scatter Plot<\/h3>\n

However, what has come out as a drawback of using scatter plot is that it might often appear difficult to understand for inexperienced users. This is possible because of scatter plot follows a different concept of creation, i.e. the two measures are on x-axis and y-axis and the dimension values are represented as bubbles. It gets more complex when a third measure is added which is shown as the sizes of bubbles. So, the chart should be made in such a way that it must contain many informative bits on it so that users, regardless of their technical capabilities, can understand the chart.<\/span><\/p>\n

You must learn Qlik Sense Pie Chart\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Creating a Qlik Sense Scatter Plot<\/span><\/h2>\n

Follow the steps given below to create a scatter chart in Qlik Sense. <\/span><\/p>\n