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scattergram

[skat′ərgram′]

Etymology: ME, scateren + Gk, gramma, record

a graph representing the distribution of two variables in a sample population. One variable is plotted on the vertical axis; the second is plotted on the horizontal axis. The scores or values of each sample unit are usually represented by dots. A scattergram demonstrates the degree or tendency with which the variables occur in association with each other.

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scatterplot [skat´er-plot]

a plot in rectangular coordinates of paired observations of two random variables, each observation plotted as one point on the graph; the scatter or clustering of points provides an indication of the strength of the relationship between the two variables.

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scattergram

a graph in which the values found in a statistical study are represented by disconnected, individual symbols.