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* A '''[[w:scatter plot|scatter plot]]''', '''scatterplot''', or '''scattergraph''' is a type of [[w:mathematical diagram|mathematical diagram]] using [[w:Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian coordinates]] to display values for two [[w:Variable (mathematics)|variable]]s for a set of data. ( Wikipedia ) | * A '''[[w:scatter plot|scatter plot]]''', '''scatterplot''', or '''scattergraph''' is a type of [[w:mathematical diagram|mathematical diagram]] using [[w:Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian coordinates]] to display values for two [[w:Variable (mathematics)|variable]]s for a set of data. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
* '''[[w:Spearman's rank correlation coefficient|Spearman's rank correlation coefficient]]''' or '''Spearman's rho''', named after [[w:Charles Spearman|Charles Spearman]] and often denoted by the Greek letter rho is a [[w:non-parametric statistics|nonparametric]] measure of [[w:correlation and dependence|statistical dependence]] between two [[w:Variable (mathematics)#Applied statistics|variables]]. It assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a [[w:monotonic|monotonic]] function. If there are no repeated data values, a perfect Spearman correlation of +1 or −1 occurs when each of the variables is a perfect monotone function of the other. ( Wikipedia ) |