Scatter

Correlations between two continuous variables, e.g., height and weight or GPA and SAT scores. A staple from my high school and college statistics course, but less recognizable among everyday people who haven’t also taken a million stats classes.

Synonyms

• Scatter plot
• Scatterplot
• Scatter diagram
• Scattergraph

Resources

• The Early Origins and Development of the Scatterplot by Michael Friendly and Daniel Denis
• Scatterplot page on Better Evaluation

Examples

• The Republican poll nightmare that is Donald Trump by the Washington Post
• Wine ratings: Manager’s score vs. performance score by Cole Nussbaumer

• Small Multiples Area
• All
• Bubble