scatter diagram
noun
: a two-dimensional graph in rectangular coordinates consisting of points whose coordinates represent values of two variables under study
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Funnel plots are a form of scatter diagram which are widely used to visualize possible publication bias in the context of a meta-analysis.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
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