The scatterplot matrix visualizations pairwise correlations for multi-dimensional data; each cell in the matrix is a scatterplot. This example uses Anderson’s data of iris flowers on the Gaspé Peninsula. Scatterplot matrix design invented by J. A. Hartigan; see also R and GGobi. Data on Iris flowers collected by Edgar Anderson and published by Ronald Fisher.
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stroke: #fff;
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var width = 960,
size = 150,
padding = 19.5;
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var y = d3.scale.linear()
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d3.csv("flowers.csv", function(error, data) {
var domainByTrait = {},
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y.domain(domainByTrait[p.y]);
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.attr("x", padding / 2)
.attr("y", padding / 2)
.attr("width", size - padding)
.attr("height", size - padding);
cell.selectAll("circle")
.data(data)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("cx", function(d) { return x(d[p.x]); })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return y(d[p.y]); })
.attr("r", 3)
.style("fill", function(d) { return color(d.species); });
cell.call(brush);
}
var brushCell;
// Clear the previously-active brush, if any.
function brushstart(p) {
if (brushCell !== p) {
cell.call(brush.clear());
x.domain(domainByTrait[p.x]);
y.domain(domainByTrait[p.y]);
brushCell = p;
}
}
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"disp","hp","drat","species"
160,110,3.9,"6"
160,110,3.9,"6"
108,93,3.85,"4"
258,110,3.08,"6"
360,175,3.15,"8"
225,105,2.76,"6"
360,245,3.21,"8"
146.7,62,3.69,"4"
140.8,95,3.92,"4"
167.6,123,3.92,"6"
167.6,123,3.92,"6"
275.8,180,3.07,"8"
275.8,180,3.07,"8"
275.8,180,3.07,"8"
472,205,2.93,"8"
460,215,3,"8"
440,230,3.23,"8"
78.7,66,4.08,"4"
75.7,52,4.93,"4"
71.1,65,4.22,"4"
120.1,97,3.7,"4"
318,150,2.76,"8"
304,150,3.15,"8"
350,245,3.73,"8"
400,175,3.08,"8"
79,66,4.08,"4"
120.3,91,4.43,"4"
95.1,113,3.77,"4"
351,264,4.22,"8"
145,175,3.62,"6"
301,335,3.54,"8"
121,109,4.11,"4"