a graph that plots along two axes at right angles to each other the relationship between two variable quantities, such as height and weight
scatter diagram in American English
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: scattergram (ˈskætərˌɡræm), scattergraph (ˈskætərˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf), scatterplot (ˈskætərˌplɑt)
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: follow-up, fundamentalism, slalom, superpower, zipper
Examples of 'scatter diagram' in a sentence
scatter diagram
A scatter diagram was plotted to study the individual trends.
Rishiram Poudel, Venkatesan Sampath Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Shah Alam Khan 2015, 'Publication trend in the indian journal of orthopaedics: What is published and why?',Indian Journal of Orthopaedicshttp://www.ijoonline.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5413;year=2015;volume=49;issue=6;spage=661;epage=664;aulast=Poudel. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These relationships are shown as a scatter diagram.
Marina Vukotic 2018, 'Body Height and its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Male and FemaleAdolescents from Danilovgrad and Cetinje', Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Educationhttp://www.jaspe.ac.me/clanci/JASPE_July_2018_Vukotic_117-121.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The sites could be classified and ultimately selected by the scatter diagram.
Jianfa Wu, Dahao Peng, Jianhao Ma, Li Zhao, Ce Sun, Huanzhang Ling 2015, 'Selection of Atmospheric Environmental Monitoring Sites based on Geographic ParametersExtraction of GIS and Fuzzy Matter-Element Analysis.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4414522?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some clusters in the scatter diagram were related with their origins.
Junko Yamagishi, Keisuke Nemoto, Chunsheng Mu 2003, 'Diversity of the Rachis-Branching System in a Panicle in Japónica Rice', Plant Production Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.6.59. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A small number of varieties had scores distributed in the first quadrant of the scatter diagram.
Junko Yamagishi, Keisuke Nemoto, Chunsheng Mu 2003, 'Diversity of the Rachis-Branching System in a Panicle in Japónica Rice', Plant Production Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.6.59. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To see the prediction capability of the derived model, the scatter diagram of the observed and estimated values was plotted.
Reza Mikaeil, Babak Sohrabian, Mohammad Ataei 2018, 'THE STUDY OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE DIMENSION STONE CUTTING PROCESS', Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornikhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/302343. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)