How do I do a scatter plot? Plus, blank chart isn't blank!

Something strange is going on with my Numbers app...
But, before I get to that, I'm seeking confirmation on how to create a scatter plot.
I have data arranged as such:
Year     Rate
January 2009     7.8
February 2009     8.3
March 2009     8.7
April 2009     8.9
etc.
(formatting looks weird, but it's two columns)
1. Don't I simply select the variable names and the data, and then tap the + sign and scroll down for the scatter plot? (Skipping the line chart icon, but tapping the one below that.)
Alas, every time I do that I end up with two series of data, with a legend at the top that labels the two series as 2009 and 2011!! In other words, not a scatter plot and not the right variable names (there shouldn't be a series legend in any case).
I've tried just selecting the variables and data, skipping the variable names, but get the same result.
2. Now, here's where things get weird. I de-selected the data and then tried creating a blank chart, to which I would add data. That did not create a blank chart, but a virtually identical chart to the one before.
I'm now wondering if somehow something's gotten corrupted or I inadvertently set a default chart that Numbers isn't overriding.
Any and all suggestions welcome!
3. Oh, and by the way, is there any way of turning off the "Tap the chart to add data" message that appears each time and overlays the chart? It's a nuisance!

Ok I got it to work. What I did was replace the bundle function of the waveforms with a build array function. This broke my clear history property node but I fixed that by creating a new control. Now I'm going to try it again from scratch to figure out what happened
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