This is just a simple graph that plots random points in the continuous range [-50, 50].
loosely forked from d3noob's block: Simple scatter plot in v4
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<style> /* set the CSS */
</style>
<body>
<!-- load the d3.js library -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 20, right: 20, bottom: 30, left: 50},
width = 960 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 500 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// set the ranges
var x = d3.scaleLinear().range([0, width]);
var y = d3.scaleLinear().range([height, 0]);
// append the svg obgect to the body of the page
// appends a 'group' element to 'svg'
// moves the 'group' element to the top left margin
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
"translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
var getdata = function() {
var dataset = []
for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
var x = d3.randomUniform(-50,50)();
var y = d3.randomUniform(-50,50)();
dataset.push({"x": x, "y": y});
}
return dataset
}
// Get the data
var data = getdata()
// format the data
data.forEach(function(d) {
d.x = +d.x;
d.y = +d.y;
});
// scale the range of the data
x.domain([-50, 50]);
y.domain([-50, 50]);
// add the dots
svg.selectAll("dot")
.data(data)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("r", 5)
.attr("cx", function(d) { return x(d.x); })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return y(d.y); });
// add the X Axis
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// add the Y Axis
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
</script>
</body>
https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js