A scatterplot is a graph which uses Cartesian coordinates to display values for two variables for a set of data. The data is displayed as a collection of points, each having the value of one variable determining the position on the horizontal axis and the value of the other variable determining the position on the vertical axis.

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scattergraph

definition source

WEB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatterplot

editor preferred term

scatter plot

example of usage

Comparison of gene expression values in two samples can be displayed in a scatter plot

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PERSON:Melanie Courtot
PERSON:Chris Stoeckert
PERSON:James Malone

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