3D visualization

Visualisation in three dimensions (3-D)

It is always possible to represent more than two variables in a 2-D graphic. You can do that by playing with the color, shape and size of the elements you represent in a 2-D space. However, it will be more visual to add a third dimension. Simple bar plots or scatter plots gain in depth when adding a third dimension.

The addition of another dimension to a plot also enables you to access new types of plot such as response surfaces. Surface plots are very useful in the context of design of experiment.

What XLSTAT-3DPlot can do

XLSTAT-3DPlot enables displaying data in 3-D plots with an intuitive interface loading the data directly from Excel, simply by clicking on an icon in the XLSTAT toolbar.

XLSTAT-3DPlot offers a wide variety of plots that you can select to chart your data:

• Scatter plot (2- and 3-D)
• Bar plot (2- and 3-D)
• Line plot
• Surface plot
• Trellis plot
• Heat map
• Tile map

It is also possible to shoot a movie of your plots. This way you can record rotations and zooms of your graphics to enlight properties and make stricking presentation of your data.

Creating a graphic with XLSTAT-3DPlot

The process of creating, customizing and analyzing striking 3-D plots with XLSTAT-3DPlot, is simple:

• Select the data in Excel,
• Select a type of plot, and visualize the data in 2 or 3 dimensions in the XLSTAT-3DPlot interface.
• Navigate in the image to discover trends,
• Modify the image by adjusting angles, colors and other effects until it fits your needs,
• Copy the image to insert it into a document (Word or Excel for example),
• Save the visualization if you need to work on it later.