plot
- noun
- /plɑt/
- An examination of residual plots revealed no outliers or violations of model assumptions.
- box plot
- scatter plot
- histograms and plots
And that's what the plot to the right is is showing.
- And that's what the plot to the right is is showing.
- What you'll see is often plots that look something like this.
- Their conclusions will be a number or a line or a plot or a visual.
Examples
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Figure 3 displays the plot of the data in Table 1.
Academic text (2017) -
So what would the red curve look like on this plot of the things we actually measure?
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I have the plot map over here.
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Group means are in Table 4, and Figure 4 displays a plot of this result.
Academic text (2012) -
The solid line in Figure 1 is a plot of these smoothed velocity values.
Academic text (1991) -
We'll look at the frequency plot first, since that's where they screwed up.
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There's one clear outlier in this plot and that is Lake Victoria.
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Analysis of the scree plot indicated a two-factor model would fit the data.
Academic text (2008) -
The report includes a detailed plot showing the increase in temperatures over the last decade.
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In the meeting, she presented a plot that illustrated the sales trends of the product over the years.
Synonyms
A picture like a graph or table that shows information clearly
A diagram that shows data using lines, bars, or dots
A chart that uses bars of different lengths to show and compare numbers
A graph that shows how two things are related using dots
A chart that uses small pictures to show how numbers compare
A picture that shows how numbers relate using points or lines on two lines called axes
A chart that shows numbers or data so you can see trends
A graph that shows dots for two sets of numbers and how they relate
A graph that shows which repeating patterns in data are strongest
A chart that shows how the flow of a river or stream changes over time
A chart that shows how numbers relate so you can read values
Idioms
A situation that gets more complicated or interesting because of new information
- Literature
Events that happen mainly to move the story forward, even if they do not make sense
Compounds
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plot originally meant a 'marked area' or place on a map. A scientific plot is like that idea: a chart where points are 'marked' to show relationships or changes over time.