How Scatter Plots Work A scatter plot, or scatter chart, is a useful tool when you have data that you want to analyze in multiple dimensions.

Want to know how to create a scatter plot in Excel? Here's a guide on how we created a simple chart based on performance numbers.

The legend on an Excel scatter plot is simply a list of the names for each of the series on the chart. The legend is color coordinated, so you can quickly determine which data points belong to ...