Along with bar charts, scatter plots are probably the most common type of graph to help managers make decisions based on data. When you have a data set consisting of pairs of numbers, such as counts ...

If you understand the definition of a mathematical function, a good way to judge it is that any line drawn parallel to the y-axis intersects with the values in the function’s curve only once. The same ...

Identify when and why a scatterplot is useful. Interpret a scatter plot making note of the direction (positive or negative), form (linear or non-linear) and strength of the relationship, as well as ...

Extracting insight from unstructured information is nothing new for Bloomberg. Every day Bloomberg uses automated systems to pull data from Word documents, PDFs, paragraphs of text, and tables.

Every three months, the central bank updates a scatter chart showing where top officials believe rates are headed. Not everyone is a fan of the anonymous projections.