====Scatter Plot====

A **Scatter Plot** is one of the several types of [[analytic|analytic report]] you can generate in Data Explorer.

This style of analytic directly compares two values over time to see if there are any patterns in behaviour.

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===Accessing the Analytic (Easy)===

It is accessible from the [[channel navigation menu|navigation menu]] when you click on a single channel. 

For example, you could...

   * Left-click on a bar-chart of //one// of the values you want to compare,
   * Choose **Compare To...** from the menu,
   * Pick the other value you want to compare from the pop-up list. 

===Accessing the Analytic (Complex)===

If you want to compare two points that are distant from one-another, Data Explorer may not include the value you want in the menu.

To make a scatter-plot in this case, you should...

   * Open the data explorer for the asset that contains one of the points of interest.
   * [[add a channel|Add the other channel]] to the dashboard.
   * Right-click the new channel and [[panels|merge the points together in one panel]].
   * Left-click the space behind the channels, pick **Report Type** and then **Scatter Plot** from the menu that will appear.