Create a Scatter Plot in Tableau

A scattered plot, also known as a scatter plot or scatter diagram, is a type of data visualization that displays the relationship between two continuous variables as a collection of points on a grid.

Each point represents a single observation or data point, with its x-coordinate corresponding to one variable and its y-coordinate corresponding to the other variable.

Before moving further, we’ve prepared a video tutorial on how to create a Scatter Plot in Tableau:

Suppose we want to investigate the relationship between the amount of time spent studying (in hours) and the exam scores (in percentage) of 10 students:

The scattered plot would display the data points on a grid, with:

  • X-axis (horizontal): Study Time (in hours)
  • Y-axis (vertical): Exam Score (in percentage)
  • Points: Data points representing individual students’ study time and exam scores

How to create a Scatter Plot in Tableau

Let us see an example of creating a Scatter Plot in Tableau. We have created a new sheet with the name Scatter Plot in the same Tableau project Amit_Tableau.twb. We have already loaded the sample data as shown in the Get Data –  Connect Data Source lesson.

To create a Scatter Plot, drag the fields to the respective sections:

  1. Columns Shelf: Sales
  2. Rows Shelf: Profit
  3. Labels pane of the Marks card: Sub-Category

After dragging, the Scatter Plot is created as shown below and displays the distribution of the um of sales and profit across the Sub-Category. We have set the view to Entire View:

1. Create a Scatter Plot in Tableau

On keeping the mouse cursor, the sales and profits for each sub-category are visible as shown below:

2. Keep the mouse color to get the details in a Scatter Plot in Tableau


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