Statistical graphics for univariate and bivariate data. (1997)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William G. Jacoby.
• Other Names: Jacoby, William G
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- What this monograph is (and is not) about -- The objectives of graphical methods -- The advantages of graphical approaches to data analysis -- Graphical perception -- Detection -- Assembly -- Estimation -- Conclusions -- 2. Graphical displays for univariate data -- Histograms -- Smoothed histograms -- Unidimensional scatterplots -- Quantile plots -- Box plots -- Dot plots -- Conclusions -- 3. Graphical displays for bivariate data -- Definition and construction guidelines for bivariate scatterplots -- Enhancements for bivariate scatterplots -- Jittering for overplotting and repeated data points -- Marginal box plots -- Labeling points -- Slicing a scatterplot -- Nonparametric scatterplot smoothing -- The loess smoother -- The details of fitting a loess smooth curve -- Fitting parameters and diagnostics for the loess smooth curve -- Specifying the smoothing parameter -- Specifying the degree of the loess polynomial -- Goodness of fit for a loess smooth curve -- Aspect ratio and banking to 45 degrees -- Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 1997
• Extent: 1 online resource (104 pages)
• Subjects: 001.4/226; Statistics -- Graphic methods; Data-analyse; Grafische voorstellingen; Statistique -- Méthodes graphiques; Statistics -- Graphic methods; Grafische voorstellingen; Data-analyse; Statistik; Graphische Darstellung; Daten; Graphische Darstellung; Statistik
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452215044; 1452215049
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