I'm trying to create a scatter plot with Chartjs. I want to have few datasets centered around one X value, and three Y values. When I can't set the custom X labels for my dataset, and also can't set a fixed range for X axes.
This is how I generate the data:
function generateData(n, xCenter, yCenter) {
var data = [];
var spread = 0.2
for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
data.push({
x: (Math.random() - 0.5)*spread + xCenter,
y: (Math.random() - 0.5)*spread + yCenter
})
}
return data
}
var scatterChartData = {
datasets: [
{
label: 'My First dataset',
backgroundColor: "#0000FF",
data: generateData(100, 1, 2)
},
{
label: 'My Second dataset',
backgroundColor: "#00FF00",
data: generateData(50, 1, 3)
},
{
label: 'My Second dataset',
backgroundColor: "#00FF00",
data: generateData(50, 1, 4)
},
]
}
Here are the scatter options:
var scatterOptions = {
tooltips: {
enabled: true
},
responsive: true, // Instruct chart js to respond nicely.
maintainAspectRatio: false, // Add to prevent default behaviour of full-width/height
responsive: true,
legend: {
display: false
},
scales: {
xAxes: [{
gridLines: {
display: false,
ticks: {
min: 0,
max: 10,
stepSize: 0.01
}
}
}],
yAxes: [{
gridLines: {
display: true,
ticks: {
stepSize: 0.01,
suggestedMin: 0.5,
suggestedMax: 5
}
}
}]
}
}
And this is the plot:
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
showTooltips: false,
type: 'scatter',
data: scatterChartData,
options: scatterOptions
});