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  • Why should I use "Jittering" in Scatter Plots?


    This article explains the concept of "Jittering" in Scatter Plots

    Why use Jittering?

    Available in both Spotfire and Statistica, jittering is random noise added to the X and/or Y coordinates of points on a scatter plot. The purpose is purely to better visualize data density.

    Example:

    Assume you have measurements on fixed dimensions, like the number of loans disbursed at different amounts:

     

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    Above, the values on the Y-axis overlap heavily, reducing the viewers ability to distinguish density. By adding jittering (and transparency) in the Visualizatoin Properties, we can better see the density of data points below:

     

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