Template:Dot chart/doc

Usage

This template is used to produce a Dot graph/Dot plot/Scatter plot.
There are two ways of using this template (Usage A is for scatter plots whereas Usage B is for Dot graphs/Dot plots):

• Usage A (|x...|y...): It takes a x input (0-100) then a y input (0-100) and so on {{Dot graph|x|y|x|y|x|y|x|y|...}}
• Usage B (|dots=|y...): It takes dots = number of dots per columns {{Dot graph|dots=#|y|y|y|y|y|...}}

• Example: {{GrDot graphaph:Dot|0|10|0|90|33|20|33|80|66|40|66|60}} ≈ {{Dot graph|cols=3|rows=2|10|90|20|80|40|60}}
• Note: cols + rows should equal the number of values that follow
• Note: Usage B almost always has more precision then Usage A
• Note: x inputs are from 0-100 and y inputs are from 0-100

This template also takes a variety of other parameters:

• |color-#= The template can take a color input for each do that is color-dot number (The default color is red) (overrides color-even and color-odd)
• |legend-color= This template can take a legend input to add to the legend.
• |x labels= The labels to show along the x axis separated by commas (,) (label1,label2,label3)
• |align= The alignment of the chart (default right)
• |color= The background color (default none/transparent)
• |border= Whether of not to show the border (default yes)
• |yx= Take y then x instead of x then y (default no)
• |color-even= Sets every other dot to a specific color (default red)
• |color-odd= Sets every odd dot to a specific color (default red)
• |square= Makes the chart/plot a square (default no)
• |width= The width of the chart
• |picture= The picture for the background of the chart, excluding File: or Image: (default Blank.png)
• |size= The size of the dots (default 8px)
• |bottom= Text tho show on the bottom of the template
• |top= The header to show on top of the graph

Examples

Dot graph/chart

{{Dot chart
|align=right
|color-even=green
|size=20
|dots=2|60|20|50|20|50|30|90|80|20|10
|x labels=a,ab,abc,abcd,abcde
|y labels=0,10,20,30,40,50
|legend-green=Small Inc.
|legend-red=Big Co.
|top=Sales
|bottom=Big companies has more sales, in the year of abcd, the industry has a spike.
}}

Sales

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(red) = Big Co.

(green) = Small Inc.

Big companies has more sales, in the year of abcd, the industry has a spike.

Scatter plot

{{Dot chart|top=Random Dots|align=left|color-1=green|color-5=blue|size=5|45|21|53|21|49|64|67|17|45|92|31|85|3|91|17|64|68|55|83|36|15|23|36|14|87|92|91|79|x labels=10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100|y labels=0,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100}}

Random Dots

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Error messages

{{Dot chart|color=green|align=left|10|20|10|60|50|40|50|60|90|10|90}}

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{{Dot chart|yx=yes|color=green|align=left|10|20|10|60|50|40|50|60|90|10|90}}

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{{Dot chart|align=left|dots=2|90|10|80|20|70|30|80}}