Comments on: How to Read (and Use) a Box-and-Whisker Plot http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/ Strength in Numbers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:50:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ecological Models and Data: Dynamite plots http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-14130 Ecological Models and Data: Dynamite plots Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:52:11 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-14130 [...] seems to be a general opinion among statistical graphics nerds (examples here, here, and here) that the traditional way of plotting grouped continuous data (e.g. growth rates across fertilizer [...] [...] seems to be a general opinion among statistical graphics nerds (examples here, here, and here) that the traditional way of plotting grouped continuous data (e.g. growth rates across fertilizer [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1944 Nathan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:19:32 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1944 @doug: point taken :) @doug: point taken :)

]]> By: Doug http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1937 Doug Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:22:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1937 Nathan & Hadley, Actually, the maximum/minimum whiskers are not equivalent to the upper/lower fences. The whiskers go out to the maximum values WITHIN the fences. This is a subtle point, but an important one if you're constructing your own box-plots. Box-plots are my favorite graphics, so I loved coming across this blog post! Nathan & Hadley,

Actually, the maximum/minimum whiskers are not equivalent to the upper/lower fences. The whiskers go out to the maximum values WITHIN the fences. This is a subtle point, but an important one if you’re constructing your own box-plots.

Box-plots are my favorite graphics, so I loved coming across this blog post!

]]> By: График “ящики и усы” — как правильно читать - Ненаучно о популярном http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1752 График “ящики и усы” — как правильно читать - Ненаучно о популярном Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:50 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1752 [...] (оригинал) [...] [...] (оригинал) [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1744 Nathan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:59:29 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1744 @grossu: sure, go for it. and thanks for asking :) @grossu: sure, go for it. and thanks for asking :)

]]> By: grossu http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1740 grossu Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:19:49 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1740 Hi Nathan. It's very useful and well-made post. May I translate it into Russian for my blog? Of course with link to you. Hi Nathan. It’s very useful and well-made post. May I translate it into Russian for my blog? Of course with link to you.

]]> By: Le Guen Monique http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1738 Le Guen Monique Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:40:12 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1738 Comment on How to Read (and Use) a Box-and-Whisker Plot Here is a link for the francophone community http://matisse.univ-paris1.fr/leguen/leguen2001b.pdf Le Guen M. (2001), La boîte à moustaches de Tukey, un outil pour initier à la Statistique, Statistiquement Vôtre, n° 4, 14 pages. Comment on How to Read (and Use) a Box-and-Whisker Plot

Here is a link for the francophone community
http://matisse.univ-paris1.fr/.....n2001b.pdf

Le Guen M. (2001), La boîte à moustaches de Tukey, un outil pour initier à la Statistique, Statistiquement Vôtre, n° 4, 14 pages.

]]> By: Dylan http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1723 Dylan Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:28:54 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1723 @Nathan: Re: dynamite plots. I suppose they are good for blowing up your hard work by bungling the presentation. Nice website by the way-- fun reading! You have to watch out for that Hadley character though! hehe, just kidding! @Nathan: Re: dynamite plots. I suppose they are good for blowing up your hard work by bungling the presentation.

Nice website by the way– fun reading! You have to watch out for that Hadley character though! hehe, just kidding!

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1722 Nathan Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:09:40 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1722 @Dylan: Haha, those are some, uh, excellent examples. I'm sure the dynamite plot could be good for something... maybe. But the hatch patterns - that's just uncalled for. @Dylan: Haha, those are some, uh, excellent examples. I’m sure the dynamite plot could be good for something… maybe. But the hatch patterns – that’s just uncalled for.

]]> By: Dylan http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1721 Dylan Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:46:16 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/#comment-1721 Nice summary article. I honestly don't know why more people don't use box-and-whisker plots. Many of my colleagues insist on using the <a href="http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/DynamitePlots" rel="nofollow">sinister dynamite plot</a> to show mean/variation around the mean. In most cases they should be replaced with either a dot plot or boxplot. I think that there is a simple explanation: Excel. The simple solution: R. Nice summary article. I honestly don’t know why more people don’t use box-and-whisker plots. Many of my colleagues insist on using the sinister dynamite plot to show mean/variation around the mean. In most cases they should be replaced with either a dot plot or boxplot.

I think that there is a simple explanation: Excel.

The simple solution: R.

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