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Boxplot

Abstract

Use the Boxplot chart to show the frequency of events within a group.

Use the Boxplot chart to show the frequency of events within a group. A Boxplot is a distribution chart that represents groups of data by using quartiles.

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Each box shows the middle quartiles of the data set. The "whiskers" show the remaining quartiles of the data set. Outliers (if you choose to include them) appear as points outside of the box and whisker plot.

Input

The Boxplot chart can use both text and numeric columns.

Configuration

Use the following configuration options to configure the Boxplot chart.

Note

The Configuring the Boxplot chart gives configuration options through the Pipe module. If you have charts already created, you can access your charts through your Dashboards.

Configuring the Boxplot chart

  1. Go to the Pipes module from the side navigation bar.

  2. From the Pipes tab, click an existing pipe to open, or create a new pipe. To create a new pipe, read the Creating a pipe documentation.

  3. In the Pipe builder, add at least one data source to your pipe. For more information on adding a data source, see the Data tool.

  4. Add tools to build out your pipe. For more information about adding tools to your pipe, see the Using the Pipe builder canvas documentation.

  5. In the configuration pane, enter the following information:

    Table 108. Boxplot chart configuration

    Field

    Description

    Setup tab

    Tool

    Select the tool in your pipe that you want to create a chart for.

    Chart type

    Type Boxplot and click on the Boxplot graphic to select it.

    Y axis

    Select the text or numeric column to use as the Y axis.

    Partition by

    Select the numeric column to use to partition.

    Min

    Select the numeric column to use for the min quartile.

    Lower

    Select the numeric column to use for the lower quartile.

    Median

    Select the numeric column to use for the median quartile.

    Upper

    Select the numeric column for the upper quartile.

    Max

    Select the numeric column for the maximum quartile.

    Series

    Select the numeric column to use for the chart.

    Advanced section

    Show

    Select either Preview or Last built.

    • Preview displays the first 100 rows of your data from your last build.

    • Last build displays the first 1000 rows of your entire dataset from your last build.

    Sort

    Select to sort your chart data by None, Ascending or Descending.

    Customize section

    Chart and Axis titles

    Select the following to add titles to your charts:

    • Include chart title

    • Include chart subtitle

    • Include horizontal axis title

    Horizontal axis label angle

    Select the degree from the drop-down list of the angle for the horizontal axis label.

    Include vertical axis title checkbox

    Select to add the vertical axis title.

    Vertical axis label angle

    Select the degree from the drop-down list of the angle for the vertical axis label.

    Left margin

    Enter the padding for the left margin or click the arrows to increase or decrease the number.

    Right margin

    Enter the padding for the right margin or click the arrows to increase or decrease the number.

    Top margin

    Enter the padding for the top margin or click the arrows to increase or decrease the number.

    Bottom margin

    Enter the padding for the bottom margin or click the arrow to increase or decrease the number.

    Colour

    Click on the column colour to change it.

    Legend

    Select the Include legend checkbox to add a legend to your chart.