Measurement comparison

Scatter plot example: measurement instruments

Compare illustrative readings in the same units against a supplied identity line. Negative and zero measurements remain on numeric axes.

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YReference: Y = X-20246-20246Instrument A (units)Instrument B (units)
Instrument A and B readings with the reference Y = X; this is not a fitted line. Illustrative data.

About this example

An identity reference marks where two readings with comparable units would be equal. The negative observation is retained, so this example also checks that the plot does not assume positive-only measurements.

Distance from the identity line is a visual comparison, not an agreement analysis. The tool calculates neither limits of agreement nor evidence that the instruments are interchangeable.

The data

XY
-2-1.7
00.2
10.8
33.4
54.7

Each row is a supplied numeric pair; reference lines are not fitted models. Open the example, replace the data with your own, and export the figure as SVG, PDF, PNG or TIFF.

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