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Animated Scatter Plot with Menus

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KKaustav Sen
Last edited May 31, 2021
Created on May 31, 2021

This example presents an animated scatter plot of the Iris dataset, where users can select which quantitative attributes to map to the x- and y-axes via interactive dropdown menus. The visualization uses D3 v6 with SVG rendering, and employs the `selection.join` pattern to smoothly transition circles between positions as axis mappings change. Axes are updated using `d3.axisLeft` and `d3.axisBottom`, with `d3.transition` providing a 1000-millisecond animation effect on circle repositioning and radius growth.

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A reusable scatter plot inspired by Towards Reusable Charts and Observable: selection.join.

Shows the Iris Dataset.

MIT Licensed

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