Scatter plots
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This page shows how to use scatter plots in W&B.
Use case
Use scatter plots to compare multiple runs and visualize the performance of an experiment:
- Plot lines for minimum, maximum, and average values.
- Customize metadata tooltips.
- Control point colors.
- Adjust axis ranges.
- Use a log scale for the axes.
Example
The following example shows a scatter plot displaying validation accuracy for different models over several weeks of experimentation. The tooltip includes batch size, dropout, and axis values. A line also shows the running average of validation accuracy.

Create a scatter plot
To create a scatter plot in the W&B UI:
- Navigate to the Workspaces tab.
- In the Charts panel, click the action menu
...
. - From the pop-up menu, select Add panels.
- In the Add panels menu, select Scatter plot.
- Set the
x
andy
axes to plot the data you want to view. Optionally, set maximum and minimum ranges for your axes or add az
axis. - Click Apply to create the scatter plot.
- View the new scatter plot in the Charts panel.
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