dot plot

Data points displayed

A dot plot is a simple statistical graph showing data points as dots along a number line, with stacked dots indicating frequency.

Each value gets one dot, making patterns and clusters immediately visible: The dot plot showed most students scored between 70 and 80.

In genomics, a dot plot compares two sequences, marking matches as dots to reveal similarities or repeated regions.

Related

points · axis · distribution · cluster · statistics · visualization · frequency · outlier · spread · horizontal · vertical · compare · side by side · back to back · values · marks · number line · survey

Opposites
data visualization type

dot plothistogram

Frequency distribution graph

bar chart · pie chart · area chart · heatmap · box plot

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G