Chapter 15. Bivariate and Multivariate Relationships

Overview

This chapter explores the relationship between two variables, their correlation, and the relationships between more than two variables. You look for patterns and you look for points that don't fit the patterns. You see where the data points are located, where the distribution is dense, and which way it is oriented.

Detective skills are built with the experience of looking at a variety of data, and learning to look at them in a variety of different ways. As you become a better detective, you also develop better intuition for understanding more advanced techniques.

It is not easy to look at lots of variables, but the increased range of the exploration helps you make more interesting and ...

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