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tramontelle
Canada
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 Posted - 10/23/2015 : 10:52:46 AM
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Dear All,
I am a new user of Origin Lab dealing with a rather simple issue. I would like to create a 2D scatterplot where each dot is a country and corresponds to that country's score on a given Y variable, given the country Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Basic, right? But then I would like each dot to have a different size, as a function of a weight (range: 0-1) representing the coverage (or reliability) of the country's score.
I don't seem to be able to sort out a simple way to do so. Can you please share your knowledge and ideas on how to do it?
Thank you,
Lucia |
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cdrozdowski111
USA
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Posted - 10/23/2015 : 1:24:10 PM
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Hi Lucia,
You can set Symbol Size to follow values in a column easily.
If you look at the simple example in the image below, I created a 3rd column C in worksheet which has different values for weighting symbol size.
I created a Scatter Plot and double-clicked on the plot to open the Plot Details dialog at the plot level.
In the symbol tab, I set the "Size" property to be Col(C) which is my weighting data column.
I then added a "Scaling Factor" value to scale up my symbols to make them an attractive overall size.
I hope this helps,
Thanks,
Chris Drozdowski
Originlab Technical Support
800-969-7720 ext 139
tech@originlab.com
chris@originlab.com
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You might also be interested in a Bubble Plot and/or a Bubble Scale which is available in Origin 2015 and later.
http://www.originlab.com/doc/Origin-Help/Bubble-Color-Map-Graph
http://www.originlab.com/doc/Origin-Help/BubbleScale
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Edited by - cdrozdowski111 on 10/23/2015 1:27:56 PM |
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Weighted dots for scatterplot