The following are true of a bivariate set of data:

• Two sets of data are compared.


• Correlation describes the relationship between the two variables.


• Both variables have quantitative data.


• The relationship can be represented graphically as a scatterplot.

Bivariate Set of Data Interactive

A set of sample data is included if you would like to explore creating a scatterplot with bivariate data. Click on the image below to view the sample data in a larger size.

The graph below represents univariate data.