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scatter diagram

American  

noun

Statistics.

  1. 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.

scatter diagram British  

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of scatter diagram

First recorded in 1920–25

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Under a "scatter diagram" there is a notation that the coefficient of correlation is .10.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Graph the exponential equation on the scatter diagram.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Use a graphing calculator to create a scatter diagram of the data.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Graph the logistic equation on the scatter diagram.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Use a graphing calculator to create a scatter diagram of the data.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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