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

Words nearby scatter diagram

British Dictionary definitions for scatter diagram

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