1. In a data visualization system, a method of creating a visual representation of data points from metric data, wherein the method includes the steps of: a data retrieval module retrieving the metric data from a data storage module in communication with the data visualization system, a determination module determining the data points based on the retrieved metric data, a display module arranging the data points for displaying on a display device according to a predetermined visual representation, the display module arranging the data points into a plurality of meta groups in a hierarchical manner, the display module arranging the meta groups into a plurality of layers, where each layer represents the data points at different levels of granularity, the display module arranging the data points to be evenly distributed among all meta groups within a single layer, a statistical distance determination module determining a statistical distance between data points in the meta groups, and the display module arranging the data points within the meta groups based on the determined statistical distance, the most statistically similar data points being arranged next to each other.