Hovering on data points

      Hovering on data points


        Article summary

        When you make a Scatter or Dot Plot, you'll notice that hovering on the data points lets you see the values of the variables on your X, Y and 'Z' axes, and which row the data came from:

        You can also use the contents of another non-graphed column to label each point. For example, we can add the column SpeciesGroup to the above scatter plot, by clicking on the "edit column header" icon:

        Then, checking the Show column contents when hovering... box:


        Any columns that have this box checked will have the contents of that column added to the hover info:

        This can be really useful in identifying outliers, for example.


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