Design a correlation display

CTE-5 Order: #5 Design the Visual Story Has Dependencies

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Guidance

Use a scatterplot with a square aspect ratio, both axes trimmed near min/max, for two variables; add a trend line matching the actual shape (linear/logarithmic/exponential/low-order polynomial — never an overfit high-order polynomial), with a separate trend line per subgroup if slopes visibly differ. For 3+ variables use a scatterplot matrix, table lens, or parallel-coordinates plot; de-clutter dense scatterplots (transparency/jitter) and add grid lines when comparing several side by side.

Details

Order:: #5
Phase:
Predecessor:: CTE-4 Design a distribution display
Successor:: CTE-6 Design a multivariate display
Created:: Sep 18, 2026
Last Updated:: Sep 18, 2026

Workflow

Choose Chart per Analysis Type

Apply a chart-selection rule set for each of the six recurring analysis types so every finding gets the display type …

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EDA Practitioner

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Required Skills

Chart-Type Selection per Analysis Type Chart Design

Rules

Square scatterplot aspect ratio square-scatterplot-aspect-ratio
Trend-line model matching trend-line-model-matching

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