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'''How to create a scatter plot in Google Sheets'''
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==How to create a scatter plot in Google Sheets==
  
1) Select two columns of data
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Step
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! Action
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| Step 1
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| Select two columns of data (first column will be graphed on the x-axis and second column will be graphed on the y-axis)
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| Step 2
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| Words in row 1 of the columns will be labels for x- and y-axis
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| Step 3
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| Select Insert Graph
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| Step 4
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| Under Chart Type Select Scatter
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| Step 5
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| Select Customize tab to edit the chart
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| Step 6
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| To add a trendline, select series and check trendline
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| Step 7
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| To add Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r), select series and check show R^2
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| Step 8
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| Change the min and max values on the axes by selecting Horizontal axis or Vertical axis
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|}
  
2) Select Create Graph
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==How to label the dots on a scatter plot==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Step
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! Action
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| Step 1
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| Create a scatter plot which includes three columns--two columns of data and a third column of labels
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| Step 2
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| X-axis is first column of data
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| Step 3
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| Series is second column of data
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| Step 4
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| Edit Series to add labels
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| Step 5
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| Select or type in the range of the third column that contains the labels
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3) Select Scatter Plot
 
  
 
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==Image of different types of correlation==
'''How to label the dots on a scatter plot'''
 
 
 
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'''Image of different types of correlation'''
 
  
 
[[File:correlation.png||test]]
 
[[File:correlation.png||test]]
  
  
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Image link: https://medium.com/@dipti.rohan.pawar/correlation-statistical-analysis-9471411f0431

Revision as of 20:25, 26 April 2022

How to create a scatter plot in Google Sheets

Step Action
Step 1 Select two columns of data (first column will be graphed on the x-axis and second column will be graphed on the y-axis)
Step 2 Words in row 1 of the columns will be labels for x- and y-axis
Step 3 Select Insert Graph
Step 4 Under Chart Type Select Scatter
Step 5 Select Customize tab to edit the chart
Step 6 To add a trendline, select series and check trendline
Step 7 To add Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r), select series and check show R^2
Step 8 Change the min and max values on the axes by selecting Horizontal axis or Vertical axis

How to label the dots on a scatter plot

Step Action
Step 1 Create a scatter plot which includes three columns--two columns of data and a third column of labels
Step 2 X-axis is first column of data
Step 3 Series is second column of data
Step 4 Edit Series to add labels
Step 5 Select or type in the range of the third column that contains the labels


Image of different types of correlation

test


Image link: https://medium.com/@dipti.rohan.pawar/correlation-statistical-analysis-9471411f0431