Types of Graphs

Here are the types of graphs that Fathom knows how to make, listed by the kinds of attributes that go on their axes. Click on the name of the graph to get a picture of what one looks like.

Attribute types

Graph types

Continuous on one axis only
(e.g., just height in inches)

dot plot
box plot

histogram

Ntigram
(What is an Ntigram?)
percentile plot

normal quantile plot

Categorical on one axis only
(e.g., just sex: M or F)

bar chart
ribbon chart

Continuous vs. continuous
(e.g., height vs. running speed)

scatter plot

line scatter plot

Continuous vs. categorical
(e.g., height by sex)

split dot plot
split box plot

split histogram

split Ntigram

split percentile plot

split normal quantile plot

Categorical by categorical
(e.g., sex by marital status)

A breakdown plot

(A Summary Table. gives the same information numerically.)

Or, you might prefer to drag a second categorical attribute to the middle of a bar chart or ribbon chart. Then the bars themselves split into different categories.