scatter diagram

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scatter diagram¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

But a scatter diagram presented in the lawsuit shows its ratios of barium to nickel and strontium to zinc fall far outside the norms for Kona.

From Los Angeles Times

A quick glance at the scatter diagram shows that compared to the EU member states, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan are at the bottom of the barrel.

From Forbes

For these reasons, I suspect that the stories we will hear about employers dropping insurance will disproportionately come from the industries shown in the lower left part of the scatter diagram, which collectively employ about 25 million people.

From New York Times

The vertical axis in the scatter diagram measures the maximum amount of time that the unemployed could receive benefits for each of the 12 law changes.

From New York Times

The scatter diagram below shows public pension spending as a percentage of gross domestic product, versus the fraction of payroll taxes levied on employees rather than employers.

From New York Times