Points of View: Bar charts and box plots

Marc Streit, N. Gehlenborg

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Abstract

Bar charts and box plots are omnipresent in the scientific literature. They are typically used to visualize quantities associated with a set of items. Representing the data accurately, however, requires choosing the appropriate plot according to the nature of the data and the task at hand. Bar charts are appropriate for counts, whereas box plots should be used to represent the characteristics of a distribution.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117
Number of pages1
JournalNature Methods
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102003 Image processing
  • 102008 Computer graphics
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102020 Medical informatics
  • 103021 Optics

JKU Focus areas

  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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