Box
Chart
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| RAW | Data is raw statistical data. Percentiles and other ancilliary information will be computed based on these values. |
| SUMMARY | Percentile information has
already been computed. The data is formatted as follows:
v1 = 25th Percentile v2 = 50th Percentile (median) v3 = 75th Percentile v4 = smallest (non outlier) v5 = biggest (non outlier) v6 ... = outliers (if any) |
Example: DataType = RAW;
DataSets = (DataSetName1, BorderType1, BorderWidth1, "ImageURL", ImageFormat1, BorderColor1),...;
Defines a list of datasets with the given name and color.
If a color is not specified in the vector, then the previously specified color will be used. If the color is specified as "null", then a default color will be chosen from the color table. (See color.html for more information.)
Example: DataSets = (DataSetName1, BorderType1, BorderWidth1, "ImageURL",
ImageFormat1, BorderColor1),...;
DataAxis = (XAxis1, YAxis1), (XAxis2, YAxis2), ...;
The XAxis and YAxis attributes define the specific axis to be used when mapping the X and Y values respectively for each data set defined. The XAxis attribute may be set to BOTTOM or TOP, while the YAxis may be set to LEFT or RIGHT.
Example: DataAxis = (BOTTOM,LEFT);
DataSet[1-50] = v1, v2, v3, v4, ...;
Defines a list of raw or summary values (see DataType above).
Example: DataSet = 10,20,30;
MedianColor = color;
Defines the color to be used when drawing the median. if not defined, the default color is white.
Example: MedianColor = red;
PercentileN = N;
Defines the value of N when PlotType=PERCENTN. N specifies that for a given data series the chart will show the Nth percentile, median and 100-Nth percentile as a box, and draws whiskers to the minimum and maximum data points.
Example: PercentileN = 5;
BoxLabels = "label1","label2",...;
The BoxLabels parameter specifies optional label to be associated with the data series on a box chart. If the GraphLayout of the BoxChart is VERTICAL then BoxLabels will be displayed on the Bottom Axis. If the GraphLayout of the BoxChart is HORIZONTAL then BoxLabels will be displayed on the Left Axis.
BoxActiveLabels = ("label1",url1,target1),("label2", url2, target2)...;
The BoxActiveLabels parameter specified a custom active label to be associated with the BoxLabels on a box chart. That is, these labels will be displayed whenever the mouse "dwells" over the optional name of a box data series.
FencePosition = OVER | UNDER;
FencePosition specifies whether to draw the fences that are within the Inter Quartile Range, (the box), over or under the box.
Default is OVER.
Example: FencePosition = OVER;
BoxFence = ON | OFF;
BoxFence specifies whether or not to draw fences at the ends of the Inter Quartile Range (the box).
| ON | Draw fences at the ends of the Inter Quartile Range, (the box). |
| OFF | Do not draw fences. |
Example: BoxFence = ON;
DrawFences = ON | OFF;
DrawFences specifies whether or not to draw fences on the chart.
Example: DrawFences = OFF;
Default DrawFences ON.
FenceActiveLabelsN= ("Label1","URL1","Target1"),...;
FenceActiveLabels define the active labels associated with the fences in box series N.
Example: FenceActiveLabels2 = ("LabelName", "demo.html", "frame1");
WhiskerType = BOX | LINE;
WhiskerType controls the width of the whisker on a box. The whisker can be drawn as either a line or a box.
| LINE | Line whiskers are 1 pixel |
| BOX | BOX is 40% of the main box width |
Default is BOX.
Example: WhiskerType = BOX;
BoxSymbolWidth = Percentage;
BoxSymbolWidth controls the width of the box relative to the width of the fences. It is specified as a percent. A value of 100 would cause the box width and fence width to be equal.
Default BoxSymbolWidth is 95.
Example: BoxSymbolWidth = 20;
BoxWidth = Percentage;
BoxWidth controls the width of the box and fences relative to the space allotted to the data series. It is specified as a percent. If a dataset is allocated 100 pixels of space in the chart, setting the BoxWidth to 50 would cause the box and fences to use half of that space for their width.
Default BoxWidth is 75.
Example: BoxWidth = 50;
NaturalDisplayOrder = ON | OFF;
The new Box Chart provides control over the left to right order of data set displays. The default behavior for a BoxChart in VERTICAL mode is to display the series from right to left. Most charts make more sense when they are laid out left to right. The NaturalDisplayOrder parameter provides control over this behavior.
Example: NaturalDisplayOrder = ON;
Default NaturalDisplayOrder is ON.
RelativeBoxSymbolWidth = OFF | LINEAR | SQRT;
RelativeBoxSymbolWidth instructs the Box Chart to assign widths to the boxes in the chart based on a function of the relative number of points in each data series. For example, if a value of LINEAR is used, a data series with 100 data points will have a box width twice that of a box representing a data series with only 50 data points. If a value of SQRT is used, the relative box sizes will be calculated as a function of the square root of the number of points in each series.
Example: RelativeBoxSymbolWidth = SQRT;
Default RelativeBoxSymbolWidth is OFF.
ShowDataPoints = ON | OFF;
ShowDataPoints is used to display the raw data in addition to the summary data for each series.
Example: ShowDataPoints = ON;
Default ShowDataPoints is OFF.
DataPointJitter = ON | OFF;
DataPointJitter is used to increase the visibility
of individual points when displaying raw data. The jitter option adds
random horizontal jitter to the x values of each data point, allowing
multiple points with the same Y value to be distinguishable.
Example: DataPointJitter = ON;
Default DataPointJitter is ON.
MinimumDataPoints = int_val;
MinimumDataPoints defines the number of data points the must be present in a series in order for the chart to draw in summary mode. IF ShowDataPoints is OFF, and the minimum number of data points necessary to calculate a summary display are not present, the raw data will be displayed.
Example: MinimumDataPoints = 12;
DataPointSymbol = (type1, size1, style1, bordercolor1, borderwidth1, image1, color1),...;
DataPointSymbol is used to define the style in which to draw data points when displaying raw data.
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typeN |
the type of symbol to use for points in data series N. Legal values are NONE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, DIAMOND, CROSS,TRIANGLEDOWN, TRIANGLEUP, IMAGE |
sizeN |
the size in pixels of the the symbols for points in data series N |
| styleN | the drawing style for points in data series N. Legal values are FILLED, OUTLINED or BOTH |
borderColorN |
the color of the border for points in data series N |
| borderWidthN | the width in pixels of the border for points in data series N |
| imageN | the image to use for displaying for points in data series N |
| colorN | the color for points in data series N |
Example: DataPointSymbol = (CIRCLE,3,FILLED,red,2,,green);
DataPointColor = Color;
DataPointColor allows users to specify the color
to be used to display the raw data points.
This value is used if no color is specified in the DataPointSymbol parameter.
Example: DataPointColor = red;
DataPointActiveLabels[1-50]= ("Label1","URL1","Target1"),...;
DataPointActiveLabels define the active labels associated with raw data points in a particular series.
Example: DataPointActiveLabels1 = (lightgray, SHADOW,
3,,,gray);
MeanSymbol= (type1, size1, style1, bordercolor1, borderwidth1, image1, color1),...;
MeanSymbol is used to define the style in which to draw the mean value.
| typeN | the type of symbol to use for the mean in data series N. Legal values are NONE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, DIAMOND, CROSS,TRIANGLEDOWN, TRIANGLEUP, IMAGE |
| sizeN | the size in pixels of the the symbols for the mean in data series N |
| styleN | the drawing style for the mean in data series N. Legal values are FILLED, OUTLINED or BOTH |
| borderColorN | the color of the border for the mean in data series N |
| borderWidthN | the width in pixels of the border for the mean in data series N imageN the image to use for displaying for the mean in data series N |
| colorN | the color for the mean in data series N |
Example: MeanSymbol = (CIRCLE, 6, BOTH, white, 1);
MeanColor = Color;
MeanColor allows users to specify the color to be
used to display the mean value. This value
is used if no color is specified in the MeanSymbol parameter. The default
value is the value of MedianColor.
Example: MeanColor = red;
MeanLine = (type, width, color);
MeanLine allows the users to draw a line that connects the mean of each data series in a Box Chart.
Example: MeanLine = (DASHED, 3, green);
MeanActiveLabels = ("Label1","URL1","Target1"),...;
MeanActiveLabels define the active labels associated with mean values.
Example: MeanActiveLabels = (lightgray, SHADOW, 3,,,gray);
OutlierColor = color;
Defines the color to be used when drawing outliers. This value is used if no color is specified in the OutlierSymbol parameter. The default value is the value of MedianColor.
Example: OutlierColor = blue;
OutlierSymbol = (type1, size1, style1, bordercolor1, borderwidth1,image1, color1),...;
OutlierSymbol is used to define the style in which to draw the mean value
Example: OutlierSymbol = (NONE, 3, FILLED, green,2,
, blue);
OutlierActiveLabels[1-50] = ("Label1", "URL1", "Target1"),...;
OutlierActiveLabels define the active labels associated with the outlying points in a particular data set.
Example: OutlierActiveLabels4 = (lightgray, SHADOW,
3,,,gray);
BoxLimitLines = (limit1-1,limit1-2,…limit1-N),…(limitM-1, limitM-2,… limitM-N);
BoxLimitLines allows the user to specify the values for the limit lines for individual data series.
Example: BoxLimitLines = (2,4,6),(3,6,9),...;
BoxLimitLineStyle = (type1,width1,color1),...(typeN,widthN,colorN);
BoxLimitLineStyles defines the look of the limit lines for each data series. All limit lines for a single data series must have the same style.
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typeN |
the type of line for limit line N. Legal values are SOLID, DASHED,DOTTED and DOTDASH |
widthN |
the width in pixels of limit line N |
| colorN | the color or limit line N |
Example: BoxLimitLineStyle = (SOLID,1,red),(SOLID,2,green);
GraphLayout = type;
Defines the bar orientation. The following types are supported:
| HORIZONTAL | bars are oriented left to right. (Default) |
| VERTICAL | bars are oriented bottom to top. |
Example: GraphLayout = VERTICAL;
PlotType= Type;
PlotType defines the type of plot to be displayed.
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STANDARD |
The Standard is the difference between the upper hinge (the 75th percentile) and the lower hinge (the 25th percentile).ndard type of box plot, the box represents the IQR. The Inter-Quartile Range |
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EDA |
The Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) box chart is similar to the Standard box chart in that the box is based on the IQR, and the median is plotted as a line through the box. (The lower part of the box is also referred to as the lower quartile, and the upper part of the box is then referred to as the upper quartile.) However, this type of plot features additional elements called fences. The fences are defined as follows: |
| Lower Outer Fence = lower quartile - 3 * IQR Lower Inner Fence = lower quartile - 1.5 * IQR Upper Inner Fence = upper quartile + 1.5 * IQR Upper Outer Fence = upper quartile + 3 * IQR |
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GAUSSIAN |
The Gaussian box chart is different from the other options in terms of which statistics is represents. The lower portion of the box is the minimum value, and the upper portion of the box is the maximum value. The mean value is shown as a line through the box. The lower whisker is equal to the mean value minus three standard deviations, and the upper whisker is equal to the mean value plus three standard deviations. |
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TENNINETY |
This represents the minimum, 10th percentile, median, 90th percentile, and the maximum. In this plot, there are no outside values, fences, adjacent values, etc. The minimum value is the end of one whisker, and the maximum value is the end of the other whisker. |
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PERCENTN |
This represents the minimum, Nth percentile, median, 100-Nth percentile, and the maximum. In this plot, there are no outside values, fences, adjacent values, etc. The minimum value is the end of one whisker, and the maximum value is the end of the other whisker. When N=10, this PlotType behaves like TENNINETY |
Default is STANDARD.
Example: PlotType = GAUSSIAN;
BoxHeight = height;
Defines the height (in pixels) for each box displayed. If the value is 0, then a default height will be selected based on the size of the display and the number of data sets being displayed. The default size will also be used if the specified height is taller than the amount of space that is physically available to a given box.
Example: BoxHeight = 30;
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