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Scatter plot

As explained in Build Financial Software with Generative AI (From Scratch)

A scatterplot is a visualization that represents paired quantitative observations as points positioned on two axes.

A scatter plot represents paired quantitative observations as points positioned on two axes. In an ACH dashboard, it compares batch item counts with total dollar amounts, helping users spot batches with unusually large values. section 6.6

A practical implementation can be built incrementally:

  • Pass batch data into a typed, read-only component instead of fetching it inside the chart, avoiding repeated API calls when several components use the same data. section 6.7.1
  • Derive a total amount for each company batch by adding credit and debit amounts, then plot recordCount on the X axis and totalCreditAndDebits on the Y axis. section 6.7.1
  • Enhance interpretation with a legend, grid, custom currency ticks, custom tooltip content, and colors that distinguish companies. section 6.7.4

ACH batch risk view

Each point represents a company batch. Points farther along the horizontal axis contain more items; points higher on the vertical axis have larger combined credit and debit amounts. Grouping points by company makes large batches easier to inspect and creates a starting point for detecting unusual activity when historical data becomes available. section 6.6 section 6.7.1

Figure 6.5 An ACH batch view

Use the ACH batch view to see how the scatter plot fits into a dashboard that opens batch details from a selected file. section 6.6

How Build Financial Software with Generative AI (From Scratch) covers it

How deep it goes
Defines a Recharts component, transforms totals, configures axes and rendering, then discusses tooltip, tick, and color tradeoffs.
Examples
Uses ACH batches plotted by record count and total credits plus debits, with company-specific colors and an integrated batch view.
What you can do after
Build it from scratch as a typed Recharts component that renders supplied ACH batches and highlights company-specific points.
How it connects
Connects correlation, data visualization, fraud detection, risk management, custom tooltips, custom axis ticks, and color encoding.

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