Make the Chart: Scatterplot Using Text Instead of Dots
I made a chart about Halloween candy. Even dumb charts need attention and require that choices are made.
Scatterplots, which typically show points in an x-y coordinate plane, are useful for showing correlation between two variables. But I wasn’t interested in that. I wanted a quick reference that required no interaction. I also didn’t have much time, so I did what I could with an ugly chart. Now you can too.
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