"Q-Q plot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Q-Q plots [plural]
Etymology: Short for quantile-quantile plot. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Q-Q plot}} 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. Wikipedia link: Q-Q plot
    Sense id: en-Q-Q_plot-en-noun-1oa7Blzl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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