The Datasaurus Dozen is an updated version of [[anscombes quartet]]. The authors developed a repeatable algorithm for developing similar datasets that share summary statistics but are very different datasets.

>- [Autodesk Research](https://www.research.autodesk.com/publications/same-stats-different-graphs/)
> [!tip]- Additional Research
> - [Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing](https://www.research.autodesk.com/publications/same-stats-different-graphs/) (Matejka, Justin & Fitzmaurice, George. Autodesk Research, Toronto Ontario Canada).
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