Scatter Plots

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Add a table to your expression list to start plotting points.

 

Next, fill in the table cells:

 

Note that you can have multiple scatter-plot columns in the same table:

 

If a table heading is a function, we'll fill in all of the values for you. One special case: a column heading can reference any of the previous column headings in your table. For example, if you have an "x" column, a "y" column, and an "x+y" column, we'll fill in the x+y column based on the first two columns:

 

You can long-hold the icon next to a scatterplot to see various options, including the ability to connect the points, to hide the points, to drag the points, and change the color:

 

Now that you have a scatterplot, how about finding a line of best fit? Learn more about regressions in Desmos.

 

If you'd like to learn more about tables, check out the Tables page at Learn Desmos:

 

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    Larry Goranson

    Awesome calculator!! Makes my day!! . Keep it up!! Smile.

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    Team Desmos

    Regressions are now supported! Try the regressions tour in the help menu ( ? ).

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    Ryan Smith

    Can someone help me figure out how to make a similar table of values like this for polar coordinates of the form (r, theta)? I've changed the graph settings to "polar" but I get a message that says I cannot have the first column be "y, r, or theta".

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    Ryan Smith

    I think I can do it using x = rcos(theta) and y = rsin(theta) and it plots them just fine on the polar grid using the x and y columns of the data table. I don't see any way to make a table with r and theta as the columns though.

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    Tv43173

    Is there a way to do histograms and box-and-whisker plots? Am currently teaching Data Management and it would be helpful if students could complete all graphing requirements using one program.

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    Lisa Donlan

    How do you create a box plot!!!

     

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    8407617

    How do you find out the line of best fit and it's equation?

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