data points
Individual plotted values
A data point is a single item of information obtained in an experiment or other data-gathering exercise.
- observationsNoted perceptions
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- datumSingle unit of information
- samplesSmall test portions
control group · outliers · standard deviation · margin of error · variables · scatter plot · scatter diagram · readings · values · coordinates · entries · evidence · metrics · plot · line graph · bar chart · benchmark · spreadsheet
- Datadatasets, database, databases, databank, microdata
- research samplescontrol groups, sample size, respondents, participants, subjects
- dimensionality reductionPCA, eigenvalues, eigenvector, loading, component
- particularsdetails, specifics, particulars, minutiae, nuances
- Office Buildoutpartitions, drywall, flooring, HVAC, electrical
- correlationcorrelation coefficient, r-value, positive correlation, negative correlation, autocorrelation
specificity vs. generalization
data pointstrend
Direction of change
pattern · generalization · aggregate · big picture · synthesis
empirical vs. theoretical
data pointstheory
Explanatory set of principles
hypothesis · conjecture · speculation · intuition · guesswork
quantitative vs. qualitative
data pointsnarrative
Account of events
story · interpretation · impressions · gut feeling · personal experience