jittering

n. deliberately adding a small amount of random noise to each observation in a scatterplot when variables take on relatively few values, resulting in data points that stack of top of each other and thus are hard to interpret. Primarily a data visualization technique, jittering helps separate the points and make it easier to discern a pattern or relationship.

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September 8th 2024

speciesism

n. discriminatory, prejudicial, or exploitative practices against nonhuman animals, often on the basis of an assumption of human superiority. See also animal rights. —speciesist n., adj.