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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Scatter Diagram

A graph plotting pairs of numerical data to show the relationship between two variables.

Definition

Points trending upward show positive correlation, downward negative. Correlation does not prove causation.

Example

Plotting code complexity against defect counts shows a positive correlation.

Exam tip

Shows correlation; also called a correlation chart.

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