To edit the colours, select the chart -> Format -> Select Series A from the drop down on top left. Here is the scatterplot with 3 groups in different colours. Select Insert and pick an empty scatterplot.Ĭlick OK. In our example, the value will be NA.ĭrag the formula down the A column and repeat the same steps for column B and C If the condition is true we populate the column A with the Y value 25. The condition we use is “label of the column = the group name”.For example, for the first data point, in column A, we check if A = C. IF (Condition, Value if True, Value if False) To do this, we use the excel IF condition:
Take the Y column and break it down into 3 columns A, B and C depending on the group the data point belongs to. We want each group to show up in a different colour on our scatterplot. Its a simple table with X and Y values.Įach data point is assigned a group based on a condition. Here is the data we are going to work with.
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How to add conditional colouring to scatterplots in Excel? I wanted the dots on the plot to be in 3 different colours based on which group they belonged to. There isn’t a straightforward way to do this in Excel but with a little data wrangling, its very easy to get this done. I came across this trick when I was creating scatterplots for an article on Gestalt laws.
In this tutorial, we will see how to add conditional colouring to scatterplots in Excel.