function createAxes(plotContainer) {
const xAxis = plotContainer.append('g')
.attr('transform', `translate(0,${plotVars.plotHeight})`)
.call(d3.axisBottom(xScale));
const yAxis = plotContainer.append('g')
.call(d3.axisLeft(yScale));
const xAxisLabel = plotContainer.append("text")
.attr("transform", `translate(${plotVars.plotWidth/2}, ${plotVars.plotHeight + 35})`)
.style("text-anchor", "middle")
.text("Weight");
const yAxisLabel = plotContainer.append("text")
.attr("transform", "rotate(-90)")
.attr("y", 0 - plotVars.plotMargin)
.attr("x",0 - (plotVars.plotHeight / 2))
.attr("dy", "1em")
.style("text-anchor", "middle")
.text("Height");
}