In the case of a scatter plot, whether you use it simply with marking points or lines, the graph is spread across the XY-axis. Eg. Let us consider this example of a person’s salary across the ...

Let Me Plot the Graph. ... It’s too squishy a concept, too touchy-feely compared with nice, measurable things like market share, unit sales, or gross margins.

A dot plot or dot chart consists of data points plotted on a graph. The Federal Reserve uses dot plots to show its predicted interest rate outlook.