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I’m curious how CODAP decides to scale the Y-axis of a scatterplot, especially when a subset of points in a dataset are being shown. I haven’t done an exhaustive exploration, but I’m surprised that sometimes the Y-axis rescales and sometimes it doesn’t – but I can’t tell you exactly the circumstances of either. Is there something I should know that would help me predict when a Y-axis will rescale and when it won’t?
Hi Andee,
Interesting question. As the programmer for graphs I should be able to lay out the heuristics that determine whether a scatterplot (or any plot with a numeric axis) rescales.
The plot will rescale when:
- You press the Rescale button at the top of the graph’s “inspector.”
- An attribute is added to an axis or the legend.
- An attribute already on an axis or legend is changed to a different attribute.
- An attribute on an axis or legend is removed.
- One or more cases are added that have values for the plotted attributes that lie outside the current axis bounds.
- Points that have been hidden are shown and some of the values lie outside the current axis bounds.
- Cases that have been set aside are restored and some of the values lie outside the current axis bounds.
The plot will not rescale when:
- A case value is changed even if that value lies outside the current axis bounds.
- Cases are added but their values already lie within the current axis bounds.
- The graph is moved or resized.
- Points are hidden or their corresponding cases are deleted or set aside.
These heuristics evolved during the development of Fathom. I think you may be the first person expressing a desire to know what they are. And I don’t recall anyone ever asking that we change the rules, at least since the very early days.
Bill
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