Box plot
A box summarizes the median and middle half of observations.
Support reply times
Box: middle 50%. Line: median. Whiskers: furthest observations within 1.5 × the interquartile range. Separate dots: outliers.
18 support requests per channel.
Illustrative dataView data54 records
| Item | Group | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Visit 1 | Chat | 6 |
| Visit 2 | Chat | 8 |
| Visit 3 | Chat | 9 |
| Visit 4 | Chat | 10 |
| Visit 5 | Chat | 10 |
| Visit 6 | Chat | 11 |
| Visit 7 | Chat | 12 |
| Visit 8 | Chat | 12 |
| Visit 9 | Chat | 13 |
| Visit 10 | Chat | 14 |
| Visit 11 | Chat | 15 |
| Visit 12 | Chat | 16 |
| Visit 13 | Chat | 17 |
| Visit 14 | Chat | 19 |
| Visit 15 | Chat | 22 |
| Visit 16 | Chat | 26 |
| Visit 17 | Chat | 34 |
| Visit 18 | Chat | 42 |
| Visit 1 | 9 | |
| Visit 2 | 12 | |
| Visit 3 | 14 | |
| Visit 4 | 16 | |
| Visit 5 | 17 | |
| Visit 6 | 18 | |
| Visit 7 | 19 | |
| Visit 8 | 20 | |
| Visit 9 | 21 | |
| Visit 10 | 22 | |
| Visit 11 | 22 | |
| Visit 12 | 23 | |
| Visit 13 | 25 | |
| Visit 14 | 27 | |
| Visit 15 | 30 | |
| Visit 16 | 33 | |
| Visit 17 | 38 | |
| Visit 18 | 46 | |
| Visit 1 | Social | 4 |
| Visit 2 | Social | 5 |
| Visit 3 | Social | 6 |
| Visit 4 | Social | 7 |
| Visit 5 | Social | 8 |
| Visit 6 | Social | 8 |
| Visit 7 | Social | 9 |
| Visit 8 | Social | 10 |
| Visit 9 | Social | 11 |
| Visit 10 | Social | 12 |
| Visit 11 | Social | 14 |
| Visit 12 | Social | 18 |
| Visit 13 | Social | 23 |
| Visit 14 | Social | 25 |
| Visit 15 | Social | 26 |
| Visit 16 | Social | 28 |
| Visit 17 | Social | 29 |
| Visit 18 | Social | 31 |
Chat: median 13.5; quartiles 10.25–18.5; whiskers 6–26 minutes.
Email: median 21.5; quartiles 17.25–26.5; whiskers 9–38 minutes.
Social: median 11.5; quartiles 8–24.5; whiskers 4–31 minutes.
When it fits
Compare typical values and spread across groups.
What you need
Numeric observations grouped into comparable categories.
Watch for
A compact summary can hide multiple clusters within a group.
In practice
Sources and accessibility
The authored example uses illustrative data. Published references retain their original information and presentation.
- Claus O. Wilke · Boxplots and violins
- Vega contributors · Body mass by penguin species
- W3C WAI · Accessible descriptions for complex images
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