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This graphic represents the four datasets defined by Francis Anscombe for which some of the usual statistical properties (mean, variance, correlation and regression line) are the same, even though the datasets are different.

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  • Anscombe, Francis J. (1973) Graphs in statistical analysis. American Statistician, 27, 17–21.
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R code to create the graphic:
  svg("Anscombe's quartet 3.svg", width=11, height=8)
  op <- par(las=1, mfrow=c(2,2), mar=1.5 c(4,4,1,1), oma=c(0,0,0,0),
            lab=c(6,6,7), cex.lab=2.0, cex.axis=1.3, mgp=c(3,1,0))
  ff <- y ~ x
  for(i in 1:4) {
    ff[[2]] <- as.name(paste("y", i, sep=""))
    ff[[3]] <- as.name(paste("x", i, sep=""))
    lmi <- lm(ff, data= anscombe)
    xl <- substitute(expression(x[i]), list(i=i))  
    yl <- substitute(expression(y[i]), list(i=i))
    plot(ff, data=anscombe, col="red", pch=21, cex=2.4, bg = "orange", 
         xlim=c(3,19), ylim=c(3,13)
         , xlab=eval(xl), ylab=yl  # for version 3
        )  
    abline(lmi, col="blue")
  }
  par(op)
  dev.off()
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    • 2007-01-15T00:05:45Z Schutz 990x677 (90340 Bytes)
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