1. A method for visualizing a multi-variable dataset, comprising: presenting a composite plot comprising a plurality of cells for analyzing data values in the multi-variable dataset, wherein each cell of the composite plot comprises a graph associated with a different pair of variables of the multi-variable data set and includes a plurality of elements configured to visualize a subset of data values that are related to the pair of variables; receiving a request to perform an interactive function on a first element of a graph that relates the first element to another graph from the plurality of graphs, the first element representing an input value of a variable from the pair of variables; and performing the interactive function in response to the request, wherein when the request comprises an associative highlighting request, a graph type associated with the another graph is identified and associated highlighting is applied to the another graph based on the graph type, wherein applying the associative highlighting comprises: identifying an aggregation process used in generating a second element of the another graph when the graph type is a bar chart; and partially highlighting the second element of the another graph when the aggregation process is a sum operation, wherein the second element of the another graph is partially highlighted according to the portion of second element that is attributed to the input value.