Systems and methods that provide a multitude of new ways to interact with the data are provided. One purpose of index sort analysis may be to visualize where particular cells are in the plate device and on the bi-variate plots. The user can ‘select’ particular cell events either by clicking on the plate wells or by clicking and selecting an area of interest on the plots. The corresponding selection of cell events may then then be coordinated to maintain a consistent representation of the events on visualizations (e.g., one or more user interfaces).