---
title: 3-D scatterplot
styles: [scientific]
---

```chart
type: scatter3d
title: Gentoo penguins stand apart in bill depth and flipper length
subtitle: Three measurements of 36 penguins, illustrative figures
data:
  inline:
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 38.3, bill_depth: 18.8, flipper: 189}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 36.9, bill_depth: 18.1, flipper: 196}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 40.9, bill_depth: 18.5, flipper: 192}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 35.5, bill_depth: 19.1, flipper: 193}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 35.4, bill_depth: 16.7, flipper: 186}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 39.4, bill_depth: 18.3, flipper: 193}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 39.4, bill_depth: 18.7, flipper: 187}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 39.9, bill_depth: 19.4, flipper: 187}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 38.1, bill_depth: 18.2, flipper: 193}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 37.9, bill_depth: 17.4, flipper: 187}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 37.2, bill_depth: 18.5, flipper: 192}
    - {species: Adelie, bill_length: 38.9, bill_depth: 19.5, flipper: 180}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 48.6, bill_depth: 17.7, flipper: 198}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 45.9, bill_depth: 19.1, flipper: 199}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 51.7, bill_depth: 18.7, flipper: 197}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 50.0, bill_depth: 17.8, flipper: 194}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 46.9, bill_depth: 17.9, flipper: 202}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 45.9, bill_depth: 18.6, flipper: 203}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 45.0, bill_depth: 16.1, flipper: 198}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 46.6, bill_depth: 19.3, flipper: 202}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 49.3, bill_depth: 18.8, flipper: 204}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 49.8, bill_depth: 18.9, flipper: 188}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 50.7, bill_depth: 18.9, flipper: 186}
    - {species: Chinstrap, bill_length: 50.5, bill_depth: 16.8, flipper: 195}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 44.9, bill_depth: 16.4, flipper: 220}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 48.1, bill_depth: 15.6, flipper: 218}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 46.2, bill_depth: 14.6, flipper: 222}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 45.7, bill_depth: 15.9, flipper: 224}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 44.7, bill_depth: 14.9, flipper: 216}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 50.3, bill_depth: 14.1, flipper: 223}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 45.9, bill_depth: 15.6, flipper: 223}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 48.2, bill_depth: 15.1, flipper: 218}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 47.1, bill_depth: 15.2, flipper: 220}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 49.0, bill_depth: 15.5, flipper: 227}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 46.6, bill_depth: 14.7, flipper: 217}
    - {species: Gentoo, bill_length: 46.8, bill_depth: 15.3, flipper: 226}
encoding: {x: bill_length, y: bill_depth, z: flipper, color: species}
axes:
  x: {label: Bill length (mm)}
  y: {label: Bill depth (mm)}
  color: {label: Flipper (mm)}
```