Beeswarm plots display every individual data point along an axis while jittering points laterally to avoid overlap, preserving the exact position of each observation. Unlike histograms, they show the actual data — making them ideal for small-to-medium datasets where transparency about individual values is important.

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group	value
Load Time	850
Load Time	920
Load Time	780
Load Time	1100
Load Time	960
Load Time	830
Load Time	1050
Load Time	890
Load Time	750
Load Time	1200

{
  "title": {
    "text": "App Load Times (ms) — All Users"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 850
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 920
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 780
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1100
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 960
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 830
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1050
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 890
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 750
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1200
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 870
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 940
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 800
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1080
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 910
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 760
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1150
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 990
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 820
    },
    {
      "group": "Load Time",
      "value": 1030
    }
  ],
  "series": [
    {
      "type": "beeswarm",
      "xKey": "group",
      "yKey": "value",
      "jitter": 0.3,
      "fill": "#6366f1",
      "fillOpacity": 0.7,
      "strokeWidth": 0
    }
  ],
  "axes": [
    {
      "position": "bottom"
    },
    {
      "position": "left",
      "title": {
        "text": "Load Time (ms)"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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All data points for one variable arranged along a single axis, showing every individual observation.

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