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# Widget items: Scatter and Bubble plots

## The Dashboard Builder has more than 50 built in charts and widget items for you to use. You can easily pick the items and insert them into your dashboards.

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1. [Scatter plot](https://help.pointerpro.com/widget-items-scatter-and-bubble-plots#scatter-plot)
2. [Scatter group](https://help.pointerpro.com/widget-items-scatter-and-bubble-plots#group)
3. [Bubble plot](https://help.pointerpro.com/widget-items-scatter-and-bubble-plots#plot)
4. [Colored bubble plot](https://help.pointerpro.com/widget-items-scatter-and-bubble-plots#colored)<https://pointerpro.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/35000254092/edit?lang=en&portalId=35000062269#colored_bubble_plot>

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When you open your dashboard and **Enter edit mode**, click on the **+ Add item** button and scroll to **Scatter & Bubble plots** section:

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#### 1. Scatter plot

A **scatter plot** is a type of data visualization that uses dots to represent the values obtained for two different variables. It shows the relationship between these two variables.

For a scatter plot two different **variables** (categories) are located on the X and Y axis. As such the data point is plotted horizontally and vertically according to its value for each variable.

If the data points are closely grouped or make a clear line or curve - their relationship between two compared variables is strong. Otherwise, if the points are spread out it shows a weaker relationship.

**Use cases:**

- Identifying correlations between variables
- Detecting outliers
- Analyzing trends

**Common data to use in an assessment:**

- Test scores vs. study hours
- Sales figures vs. marketing spend
- Employee performance vs. training hours

![](https://help.pointerpro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CleanShot%202026-09-28%20at%2022-12-55@2x-png.png?width=562&height=268&name=CleanShot%202026-09-28%20at%2022-12-55@2x-png.png)

#### 2. Scatter group

A **scatter group plot** extends a standard scatter plot by categorizing data points into groups, each group represented by a different color or symbol.

**Use cases:**

- Comparing multiple categories simultaneously
- Visualizing the distribution of multiple groups
- Highlighting differences between categories

**Common data to use in an assessment:**

- Departmental performance comparisons
- Customer satisfaction scores across different regions
- Survey responses grouped by age or gender

![](https://help.pointerpro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CleanShot%202026-09-28%20at%2022-15-54@2x-png.png?width=653&height=232&name=CleanShot%202026-09-28%20at%2022-15-54@2x-png.png)

#### 3. Bubble plot

A **bubble plot** is a variation of a scatter plot where a third variable is represented by **the size of the bubbles**, providing three dimensions of data in a two-dimensional space.

**Use cases:**

- Visualizing the relationship between three variables
- Highlighting data points with different magnitudes
- Identifying patterns and correlations

**Common data to use in an assessment:**

- Employee performance (x-axis), job satisfaction (y-axis), and tenure (bubble size)

![bubble plot](https://help.pointerpro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bubble%20plot.png?width=500&height=270&name=bubble%20plot.png)

#### 4. Colored bubble plot

A **colored bubble plot** further enhances a bubble plot by adding a fourth variable represented by the color of the bubbles, allowing for a more complex data analysis.

**Use cases:**

- Multi-variable comparisons
- Detailed segmentation analysis
- Visualizing high-dimensional data

**Common data to use in an assessment:**

- Survey results where x-axis is satisfaction, y-axis is likelihood to recommend, bubble size is number of responses, and color indicates department

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