SAS/AF Software: Class Dictionary

About Scatter Controls

A Scatter control supports visualization of two to six variables at a time using a two- or three-dimensional view. The control can display either of two types of multidimensional plots: a scatter plot or a surface plot. In a scatter plot, each observation is displayed as a geometric shape plotted on an axis in a two- or three-dimensional view. In a surface plot, the observations are connected by lines and displayed as a three-dimensional surface.

The simplest scatter plot displays one independent X variable and one dependent Y variable in a two-dimensional view.

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You can add a second independent variable and display the plot in three full dimensions.

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To display a surface plot, you must specify X, Y, and Z variables and display the plot in three full dimensions.

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