Visual at a glance
- Category
- Comparison
- Certification
- Power BI Certified
- Best used for
- Highlight gaps, clusters, and outliers in your data | Power BI certified
About Dot Plot
View data through multiple categories and subcategories. Dot Plot by MAQ Software displays data points (bubbles) plotted on an X/Y axis and distributed over a specified set of values. The size of the bubble represents the magnitude, and its color represents the category. Users can also break data down across several parent and child categories, a significant improvement over the basic dot plot diagram.
Key Feature
- Support for selection and multi-selection with partial highlighting
- Different bubble colors for different categories
- Customizable bubble size
- Bubble animation on click
- Support for context menu
Business uses
- Sales: Display multidimensional sales data such as sales volume per year over various regions
- Marketing: Display a campaign's effectiveness across various regions and demographics
- Hospitality: Break down the popularity of different hotels in the same chain based on location, revenue, and seasonality
What's new
- Updated to API v5.11.0 while adding bidirectional cross-filtering support and resolving visual errors and warnings.
Feature walkthrough
Contact Us. Thank you for using Dot Plot by MAQ Software. Have questions about this or any of our other Power BI custom visuals? For issues, contact Support@MAQSoftware.com. For priority requests or custom builds, contact CustomerSuccess@MAQSoftware.com.
FAQs
What is the Dot Plot visual used for?
Dot Plot displays data points (bubbles) across multiple categories and subcategories on an X/Y axis. The size of each bubble represents the magnitude, while its color represents the category, making it easy to compare multidimensional data and identify patterns, clusters, gaps, and outliers.
What data fields are required?
The visual requires an Axis field to represent each data point and a Value field to determine its position on the chart. You can also use Axis Category I and Axis Category II to group data into multiple category levels, Bubble Size to represent a secondary measure, and Legend to color-code the data points.
How does Dot Plot display data across multiple categories?
Dot Plot supports hierarchical categorization using Axis Category I and Axis Category II. These fields group related data points, allowing you to compare values across multiple levels while maintaining a clear and organized visualization.
Can I customize the appearance of the bubbles?
Yes. Dot Plot provides extensive bubble customization options, including bubble size, shape, fill color, border color, transparency, hover color, and jitter effect. These settings help improve visibility and highlight individual data points.
Can I color-code data by category?
Yes. By adding a field to the Legend, Dot Plot automatically assigns different colors to each category. This makes it easier to distinguish groups and compare categorical data within the same visualization.
Can I customize the chart appearance?
Yes. You can customize various aspects of the visual, including chart orientation, sorting, axis labels, split labels, grid lines, tick marks, legend, and other formatting options to match your report design.
Does Dot Plot support selection and cross-highlighting?
Yes. Dot Plot supports selection, multi-selection, and partial cross-highlighting, allowing users to interact with data points and analyze relationships across multiple visuals in a Power BI report.
Can I use bubble animation?
Yes. Dot Plot supports bubble animation on click, making interactions more engaging while helping users focus on selected data points.
Which business scenarios is this visual best suited for?
Dot Plot is well suited for comparing multidimensional data across categories. Common business scenarios include:
Sales: Analyze sales performance across products, regions, and time periods.
Marketing: Compare campaign effectiveness across different regions and customer segments.
Hospitality: Visualize hotel performance by location, revenue, occupancy, and seasonality.
Is Dot Plot certified by Microsoft?
Yes. Dot Plot is a Microsoft-certified Power BI custom visual and meets Microsoft's certification requirements for security, reliability, and compatibility.
Where can I report issues or request new features?
For support, bug reports, or feature requests, please contact : customersuccess@maqsoftware.com . We regularly update the visual with enhancements and bug fixes.
