Bubble Chart

In this article, we will explain how to create and customize a bubble chart. So let's get started!

📈 Bubble Chart

A Bubble Chart is a powerful way to visualize multi-dimensional data in a single view. It’s especially useful when you want to:

• Compare multiple metrics across categories

• Identify patterns or outliers

• Show correlations between variables

• Represent a fourth variable using bubble size or color

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🧠 When to Use a Bubble Chart

Use a bubble chart when:

• You have at least three numerical measures to plot.

• You want to highlight how categories compare across multiple dimensions.

• You need to visualize volume or magnitude (with bubble size) and intensity (with bubble color).

Common use cases:

• Market performance (e.g. sales vs. profit vs. discount)

• Product comparisons (e.g. revenue vs. cost vs. margin)

• Regional analysis (e.g. growth vs. customer base vs. churn)

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🧩 Bubble Chart Attributes

Each bubble represents one data point (e.g. a market or product) and can encode up to five attributes:

Attribute	Description	Required
Bubble Name	Label/ID for the bubble (e.g. Market)	✅
X-Position	Value on the X-axis (e.g. Sales)	✅
Y-Position	Value on the Y-axis (e.g. Profit)	✅
Color	Value used for gradient coloring or grouping (e.g. Quantity)	⭕ Optional
Size	Determines the diameter of the bubble (e.g. Discount)	⭕️ Optional
Order By	Optional sorting field (e.g. Market)	⭕️ Optional

ℹ️ Color can be either:

• a string to group bubbles by category

• a number to apply a color gradient (e.g., intensity)

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🛠️ Creating a Bubble Chart

Step 1: Enter Your Prompt in the builder

In the Intent panel, describe what you want to visualize. Example prompt:

Display a bubble chart showing the sum of sales, profit, quantity, and discount by market.

Click Next to proceed.

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Step 2: Map Attributes

The AI would map your fields to the bubble chart properties:

• Bubble Name → Market

• X-Position → Sum(Sales)

• Y-Position → Sum(Profit)

• Color → Sum(Quantity) (optional)

• Size → Sum(Discount) (optional)

• Order By → Market (optional)

Click Save to generate the chart.

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🎨 Customizing the Chart

To access customization options:

1. Click Advanced Editor at the top of the chart.

2. Open the Styles tab on the right panel.

From there, you can adjust:

• Chart Title

• Gridlines (horizontal/vertical)

• Legend (position and display)

• Bubble Opacity

• Color Range (gradient stops and min/max)

• Bubble Font (text style, color, size)

• Chart Padding & Zoom

• Background Styling

⚙️ Advanced users can also switch to the JSON tab to directly edit chart config options.

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