While huge datasets have become ubiquitos in fields such as genomics, large datasets are now also becoming to infiltrate research in the social sciences. Data from eCommerce sites, online dating sites, etc. are now collected as part of research in information systems, marketing and related fields. We can now find social science research papers with hundreds of thousands of observations and more. A common type of research question in such studies is about the relationship between two variables. For example, how does the final price of an online auction relate to the seller’s feedback rating? A classic exploratory tool for examining such … Continue reading Scatter plots for large samples