Four pair-wise sets of data (y ~ x) that have the same basic statsitical properties but greatly differ in graphical form and shape.

Anscombe

Format

A data frame with three variables:

  • quartet The Anscombe quartet (1th, 2th, 3th, or 4th)

  • x numeric x variable (integers)

  • y numeric y variable (continous)

Source

Data gathered from dataset::anscombe

References

F. J. Anscombe, Graphs in Statistical Analysis. Am. Stat. 27, 17 (1973).