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# Scatter Plot

A Scatter Plot is generated by selecting the Scatter Plot option from the sidebar or the View menu.

A Scatter Plot permits visual analysis of pole distribution by plotting symbols representing the number of approximately coincident poles at a given orientation. The location of the symbols in this plot actually correspond to grid locations, and the quantities represented are the numbers of poles within a half grid spacing of the grid point. These grid locations, will not, in general, correspond exactly to the locations of poles plotted in the Pole Plot.

For ease of interpretation, it is useful to think of the Scatter Plot quantities as the number of coincident poles. The Scatter Plot is therefore a crude but informative presentation of pole density. Of course for detailed interpretation of pole distributions, the Contour Plot option is recommended.

The symbols used in the Scatter Plot can be customized by the user with the Edit Symbols option.

If desired, a Contour Plot can be overlaid on a Scatter Plot, using the Overlay Contours option.