Module:  Box Plots                                                                                                       Print

Lesson Objective Learn how to generate a box plot visualization of summary measures for a column of data
Section Description
Initial Box Plot Display A description of the default box plot settings, including a definition of symbols.  How to adjust the Y-axis scale and how to mark records.
Additional Measures for Display on a Box Plot A description of additional measures which are available for display in the box plot window, including:  mean, median, confidence intervals, statistics table,  and comparison circles.
Launching the Box Plot Tool How to launch the Box Plot tool.
Selecting a Data Column for Display in the Box Plot Changing the settings for the Y-axis values and the X-axis categorical groupings.
Selecting Additional Measures for Display in the Box Plot How to add mean, median, confidence interval symbols, and how to use the jitter function to "spread out" outside values.
Selecting Values for Display in a Statistics Table How to produce and populate a statistics table with numerical representation of data symbolized in the Box Plot display plus additional statistical measures.
Interpreting Comparison Circles A detailed description of comparison circles, including the effect of the alpha level setting and how significant overlap is determined.
Adding Comparison Circles to the Box Plot How to add comparison circles to the box plot and adjust the Alpha level.
Comparing Groups and Relating Circles to Box Plots Evaluating the significance of circle overlap via mouse-click and mouse over interactions, including interpretation of resulting green-red-blue circles.
Displaying Selected Records in the Box Plot Box plot statistics always represent the data selected by various filtering techniques.