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title: "Mosaic plot"
slug: "mosaic-plot"
updated: 2026-10-23T07:06:28Z
published: 2026-10-23T07:06:28Z
canonical: "userguide.dataclassroom.com/mosaic-plot"
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# Mosaic plot

The **Mosaic plot** shows the distribution of categorical values in a 2D array, which can be a good way to convey insights about the dataset:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1792430652652.png)

You can see this example - the **hair and eye color** dataset - [in DataClassroom here](https://dataclassroom.com/en/dataseteditor/af26614f-21f9-4e15-a9e3-a2b2cbc149f7).

## Creating a mosaic plot

On the graph tab, go to **Specialized graphs** -> Mosaic plot:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/specialized-menu-mosaic.png)

This will switch you into the **Mosaic view**, where you can select which columns of **categorical data** you want to apply to your axes:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1792564051474.png)

## Choosing colors

You can choose to color by one of your variables, using the **Color by** option:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1792564965178.png)

The colors it uses are the ones selected for the values of your categorical variables (same as [Customizing categorical variables](/v1/docs/customizing-categorical-variables)) and you can change them via the small **gear icons**.

### Residuals

Alternatively, you can color **by residuals**. The default method is **Pearson**, but you can also select **Freeman-Tukey** or **Deviance**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1792431263890.png)