If you understand the definition of a mathematical function, a good way to judge it is that any line drawn parallel to the y-axis intersects with the values in the function’s curve only once. The same ...

Before talking about best practices for visually presenting scientific data, it is important to summarize and define what tools are available. For most fields, graphs are the most common form of ...

Data is rarely so uniform and predictable that plotting data points creates a perfectly linear arrangement. Scatter charts might have wildly varying plots that create a seemingly random correlation ...

An example of a scatter graph. This graph shows the relationship between a recorded temperature and the number of drinks sold. To produce a scatter diagram, data is required. The data often comes in ...

Simple column charts can hide the truth of your data, but box plots tell the full story.

The generation of custom graphs with Microsoft Excel enables an engineer or analyst to plot untransformed data for gaining an understanding of problems related to oil and gas operations. Graphs have a ...