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PairwiseScatterPlot[m]

creates a matrix of scatter plots comparing the data in each column of m against columns of m.

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PairwiseScatterPlot

PairwiseScatterPlot[m]

creates a matrix of scatter plots comparing the data in each column of m against columns of m.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Plot pairs of columns from trivariate data:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[Table[{x, Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 2 Pi, 0.1}], DataTicks -> True]

Options  (7)

DataLabels  (2)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Use matrix column numbers as labels:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataLabels -> Automatic]
Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Give explicit labels:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataLabels -> {"x", "y"}]

DataRanges  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Limit the range of data values:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataRanges -> {{5, 10}, {2, 8}}, DataTicks -> Automatic]

DataSpacing  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Include nonzero spacing between plots:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataSpacing -> .1]

DataTicks  (2)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Use automatically generated ticks:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataTicks -> Automatic]
Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Define explicit tick positions:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, DataTicks -> {{4, 6, 8}, {5, 10}}]

PlotDirection  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Plot with x indices increasing toward the right and y indices increasing upward:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[{{5, 10}, {9, 6}, {10, 8}, {4, 1}, {6, 3}}, PlotDirection -> {Right, Up}]

Applications  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]
Wolfram Language code: Needs["MultivariateStatistics`"]

Visualize the covariance matrix for some multivariate data:

Wolfram Language code: data = RandomReal[ MultinormalDistribution[{0, 0, 0}, {{1, 1/2, -2/3}, {1/2, 3, 2}, {-2/3, 2, 4}}], 100];
Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[data]

Neat Examples  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["StatisticalPlots`"]

Overlap pairwise plots:

Wolfram Language code: PairwiseScatterPlot[Table[{x, Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 2 Pi, 0.1}], DataSpacing -> {-1, -1}]
Wolfram Research (2007), PairwiseScatterPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), PairwiseScatterPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "PairwiseScatterPlot." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). PairwiseScatterPlot. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_pairwisescatterplot, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PairwiseScatterPlot}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-April-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_pairwisescatterplot, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PairwiseScatterPlot}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/StatisticalPlots/ref/PairwiseScatterPlot.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-April-2026]}