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smoothed data

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smoothed data
Statistical data that has been averaged or otherwise manipulated so that the curves on its graph are smooth and free of irregularities.
smoothed data [′smüthd ′dad·ə]
(statistics)
Information that has been averaged or processed with a curve-fitting algorithm so that curves that are free from singularities result when the data are plotted on a graph.


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After an initial drop in 2007, there was a shallow rate of decline in manufacturing and construction from the initial impact of housing sector problems, as shown in smoothed data using a twelve-month moving average (Chart 1).
Parham (2005a) claims that visual inspection of the smoothed data set supports the hypothesis of a productivity surge in the 1990s.
By checking the desired boxes, the user can plot raw and/or smoothed data, with or without grid lines.
 
 
 
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