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Record 1 2011-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

... a graph made by drawing a horizontal line through each point and connecting the ends of these lines by vertical lines.

OBS

Its purpose is to show averages or other measures that apply over periods of time or for discrete groups of people or products ... It is especially good for data that change abruptly at irregular intervals ... the step curve implies an abrupt change between time periods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

[...] lorsque la grandeur que l'on observe évolue d'une manière discontinue et sans périodicité régulière, on en figure les variations au moyen d'un graphique en escalier.

CONT

La courbe cumulative [pour les séries statistiques discrètes] est la représentation graphique des effectifs ou des fréquences cumulées. C'est un graphique en escalier dont les paliers [sont] horizontaux [...]

OBS

Il correspond au diagramme en bâtons et non à un histogramme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
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