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yummyfajitas on May 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Don't use Scatterplots

I have 20-70 data points per hex, at least in the high density regions. While I could have used bigger hexes, I think the difference between a hexbin and a scatterplot is well illustrated.

sesqu on May 27, 2012 [–]

Fair enough. But your point markers are almost half the size of the hex. That makes color the principal difference.

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