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Q: 

Which tool to use for drawing large scatterplots

For drawing Scatter plots of >100K points, Excel 2007/10 hangs under repeated refresh.

What is a better tools for such tasks. I have 4 GB ram etc on this machine.

+2  A: 

With a bit of a learning curve, you could use R - it's free and excellent.

Galwegian  2009-10-01 15:31:52
+1  A: 

gnuplot to the rescue.

Pod  2009-10-01 15:46:15

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