@staticmethod
def applicable(dataset):
    """Check whether plot is applicable to the given dataset.

        Checks for the dimension of the data of the dataset, i.e. the
        :attr:`aspecd.dataset.Data.data` attribute. Returns `True` if data
        are one-dimensional, and `False` otherwise.

        Returns
        -------
        applicable : :class:`bool`
            `True` if successful, `False` otherwise.

        """
    return dataset.data.data.ndim == 1
