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
[skat-er-gram] /ˈskæt ərˌgræm/,
scat·ter·graph
[skat-er-graf, -grahf] /ˈskæt ərˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/,
scat·ter·plot
[skat-er-plot] /ˈskæt ərˌplɒt/.
Origin of scatter diagram
First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for scatter plot
scatter diagram
noun
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