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CORRELATION DIAGRAM [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

Two dimensional diagram that indicates two observed variables as a series of dots, mainly used to show the correlation between the two variables.

CONT

The scatter plot yields ... interesting information that is not provided by separate plots for the two variables. It gives a visual indication of the amount and direction of association, or correlation, as it is termed for numerical variables.

OBS

scatter plot: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

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

Diagramme bidimensionnel qui montre les valeurs observées d'une variable comme des points. On l'utilise surtout pour représenter la corrélation entre deux variables.

CONT

[...] si l'on étudiait deux grandeurs dont les variations ne s'influencent pas mutuellement, [...] le nuage de points ne serait donc plus orienté, mais diffus et réparti au hasard sur l'ensemble du plan [...] Dans ce cas, il n'y a pas corrélation, mais indépendance des caractères étudiés [...]

OBS

diagramme de dispersion : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

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

Diagrama bidimensional que muestra los valores observados de dos variables como puntos. Se utiliza sobre todo para representar la correlación entre dos variables.

OBS

diagrama de puntos: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1999-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
DEF

A graph of the serial correlation within a time series plotted as a function of the time lag between observations.

OBS

for "correlation diagram" :[The] term [correlogram] was introduced by Wold in 1938 but the diagram was earlier used by Yule, who called it a "correlation diagram".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos estadísticos
DEF

En análisis de series temporales, el gráfico del coeficiente de correlación serial de orden k como ordenada, tomando como abcisa los valores de k.

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