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scatterplot
scatter diagram
noun
Statistics.
a graphic representation of bivariate data as a
set
of points in the plane that have Cartesian
coordinates
equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
Also called
scat·ter·gram
/
ˈskæt
ərˌgræm
/
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skat
-er-gram
]
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,
scat·ter·graph
/
ˈskæt
ərˌgræf
,
-ˌgrɑf
/
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[
skat
-er-graf
,
-grahf
]
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,
scat·ter·plot
/
ˈskæt
ərˌplɒt
/
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[
skat
-er-plot
]
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.
Origin:
1920–25
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scatter diagram
—
n
statistics
a graph that plots along two axes at right angles to each other the relationship between two variable quantities, such as height and weight
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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