Definition:Scatter Diagram
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Definition
A scatter diagram is a technique of graphical representation of the distribution of ordered pairs of random variables.
The ordered pairs are treated as points in a Cartesian plane: the first coordinate along the $x$-axis and the second coordinate along the $y$-axis.
Also known as
A scatter diagram is also known as a scattergram or a scatterplot / scatter plot.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): scatter diagram
- 1994: George E.P. Box, Gwilym M. Jenkins and Gregory C. Reinsel: Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next):
- Part $\text {I}$: Stochastic Models and their Forecasting:
- $2$: Autocorrelation Function and Spectrum of Stationary Processes:
- $2.1$ Autocorrelation Properties of Stationary Models:
- $2.1.2$ Stationary Stochastic Processes: Autocovariance and autocorrelation coefficients
- $2.1$ Autocorrelation Properties of Stationary Models:
- $2$: Autocorrelation Function and Spectrum of Stationary Processes:
- Part $\text {I}$: Stochastic Models and their Forecasting:
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): scatter diagram
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): scatter diagram
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): scatter diagram, scatter plot