The QScript Plot/Chart - Bubble Plot from 3 Tables creates a bubble plot from the data in three tables, where
- Each of the tables contains a single column of numbers.
- Labels can be matched exactly between the rows of the three tables.
The tables should be created prior to creating the Bubble plot.
The first table selected defines the data for the horizontal dimension (x-axis), the second table defines the data for the vertical dimension (y-axis), and the third table defines the data that is used to determine the size of the bubbles.
Example
Technical details
- The script requests the user to select three tables. Each table must have a single column, consisting of numbers, and have common row labels. You are notified about row labels that only appear in one of the two tables. A scatterplot is created using the numbers extracted from the common rows.
- The bubble plot will be created from static data copied from the selected tables. Any subsequent changes to the those tables (i.e. data updates, recoding, changing filters and weights) will not be reflected in the scatterplot. The script has to be rerun in order to obtain an updated chart.
- This QScript requires Q 4.9 or later.
How to apply this QScript
- Start typing the name of the QScript into the Search features and data box in the top right of the Q window.
- Click on the QScript when it appears in the QScripts and Rules section of the search results.
OR
- Select Automate > Browse Online Library.
- Select this QScript from the list.
Customizing the QScript
This QScript is written in JavaScript and can be customized by copying and modifying the JavaScript.
Customizing QScripts in Q4.11 and more recent versions
- Start typing the name of the QScript into the Search features and data box in the top right of the Q window.
- Hover your mouse over the QScript when it appears in the QScripts and Rules section of the search results.
- Press Edit a Copy (bottom-left corner of the preview).
- Modify the JavaScript (see QScripts for more detail on this).
- Either:
- Run the QScript, by pressing the blue triangle button.
- Save the QScript and run it at a later time, using Automate > Run QScript (Macro) from File.
Customizing QScripts in older versions
See also
- QScript for more general information about QScripts.
- QScript Examples Library for other examples.
- Online JavaScript Libraries for the libraries of functions that can be used when writing QScripts.
- QScript Reference for information about how QScript can manipulate the different elements of a project.
- JavaScript for information about the JavaScript programming language.
- Table JavaScript and Plot JavaScript for tools for using JavaScript to modify the appearance of tables and charts.