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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

(...) presentation of statistical data. In general, there are three ways to present organized data: 1. word statement, 2. statistical table, and 3. statistical chart. (...) when a large group of data is being presented, word statement presentation becomes inefficient and burdensome. In this case, statistical tables and charts are preferred.  1, record 1, English, - statistical%20chart

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Charts, in contradistinction to graphs, may be used to show relationships which have nothing to do with variables, i.e., with sequences or chain of events.  4, record 1, English, - statistical%20chart

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The term graph is the elliptical form of graphic presentation and graphic representation. Graph has a generic meaning which encompasses all graphical representations and a specific meaning limited to the line graph.  5, record 1, English, - statistical%20chart

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS

In practice, most authors tend to treat the terms graph and chart as perfect synonyms. In defining these same terms, however, they sense a difference but there is no consensus as to what the distinction is. As compared to the above OBS concerning the term graph, chart seems to refer more specifically to graphical representations made up of figures or symbols such as bars or columns. The following context clearly illustrates the problem: "All illustrations of line graphs and statistical charts (...) are taken substantially unchanged from various publications."  5, record 1, English, - statistical%20chart

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Représentation d'observations statistiques par des grandeurs géométriques ou des figures en vue d'obtenir des données numériques une image permettant d'en saisir rapidement l'ensemble des éléments fondamentaux : caractéristiques d'une distribution, liaison entre deux variables, comparaison des variations, relation entre des observations et leurs origines géographiques, etc.  1, record 1, French, - graphique%20statistique

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

«diagramme» : [Le terme] diagramme est [...] employé tantôt dans le sens général de graphique, tantôt dans celui plus particulier de courbe.  5, record 1, French, - graphique%20statistique

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Representación gráfica sobre un plano de la relación funcional entre dos o más cantidades variables.  1, record 1, Spanish, - diagrama

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En estadística hay diversos tipos de diagrama, que representan los datos estadísticos (por ejemplo, los histogramas y los estereogramas).  1, record 1, Spanish, - diagrama

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

diagrama: término, definición y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.  3, record 1, Spanish, - diagrama