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> What I don't see is anyone saying "box plots are useful because they're the best kind of chart for [specific use case]". Box plots are useful because they're
by lkdfjlkdfjlg 2y ago
> What I don't see is anyone saying "box plots are useful because they're the best kind of chart for [specific use case]".
Box plots are useful because they're the best kind of chart for when I have multiple populations and I want to quickly glance whether it's reasonable to assume that the populations have the same median, or not (you do that comparing not just the medians of the populations but also the shaded areas)
- johnbcoughlin 2y agoI can't see why a jitter plot with dark lines marking the quartile wouldn't be strictly better for this.
- aniviacat 2y agoThat's just a box plot with extra steps. Sure, the jitter plot provides more data, but if you only make use of the quartiles anyway, that extra data is but an unnecessary distraction.
- weebull 2y agoIf you're only comparing medians, then just plot the medians. Why a box plot with the quartiles?
- lkdfjlkdfjlg 2y agoOk, so the difference between medians is 42.7. Is that a lot or a little?