Legal Definitions - scatter-point analysis

Scatter-point analysis is a way to study how changes in the population of a minority group affect voting patterns. This method involves plotting the percentage of votes that candidates receive to see if there is a correlation between the percentage of voters of a particular race and the voting percentages.

Let's say there is a city with a population of 100,000 people. Of those 100,000 people, 20,000 are African American. In the last election, Candidate A received 60% of the vote and Candidate B received 40% of the vote. If we plot the percentage of African American voters against the percentage of votes received by Candidate A, we can see if there is a correlation.

If we find that as the percentage of African American voters increases, the percentage of votes received by Candidate A decreases, we can conclude that there may be some racial bias in the voting patterns. This information can be used to address any issues of discrimination and work towards creating a more equitable voting system.