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Sample scatter plot

  • Question:
    Shift in location?
    Relationship?
    Shift in variation
    Outliers?

  • Definition:
    Vertical Axis: Variable 1
    Horizontal Axis: Variable 2

  • Interpretation/Conclusion:
    Location trends up
    Linear relationship
    Variation trends up
    No outliers

  • NIST/SEMATECH Handbook Chapter:
    1. Exploratory Data Analysis

  • Reference:
    Chambers, Cleveland, Kleiner, and Tukey (1983), Graphical Methods for Data Analysis, Wadsworth.

Dataplot Command: PLOT Y X
Dataplot Code:
SKIP 25
READ BERGER1.DAT Y X
PLOT Y X

Dataplot Reference Manual Documentation for PLOT

Date created: 06/05/2001
Last updated: 02/13/2023
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