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Q-Q plot

Q-Q plot noun: a probability plot, which is a graphical method for comparing two probability distributions by plotting their quantiles against each other.

Noun

Q-Q plot (plural Q-Q plots)

  1. A probability plot, which is a graphical method for comparing two probability distributions by plotting their quantiles against each other.

Forms of Q-Q plot

pluralQ-Q plots

Origin of Q-Q plot

Short for quantile-quantile plot.

Questions about Q-Q plot

What does Q-Q plot mean?
Q-Q plot means a probability plot, which is a graphical method for comparing two probability distributions by plotting their quantiles against each other.
What part of speech is Q-Q plot?
Q-Q plot is a noun.
What is the plural of Q-Q plot?
The plural of Q-Q plot is Q-Q plots.

Words near Q-Q plot in the dictionary

  1. Q-lines
  2. Q-lining
  3. Q-max
  4. Q-pop
  5. Q-principle
  6. Q-Q plot
  7. Q-Q plots
  8. Q-shaped
  9. Q-ship
  10. Q-ships
  11. Q-slur

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