Box Plots and Violin Plots

Box plots and violin plots are essential tools for understanding data distributions and comparing groups. Let's explore how to create and customize these powerful visualizations.

Anatomy of a Box Plot

Comparing Groups with Box Plots

Violin Plots

Box Plot vs Violin Plot

Split Violin Plots

Horizontal Box Plots

Practice: Distribution Analysis

Key Takeaways

• Box plots show median, quartiles, and outliers
• Violin plots reveal the full distribution shape
• Box plots can hide important features like bimodality
• Use violin plots when distribution shape matters
• Combine with strip/swarm plots to show individual points
• Horizontal orientation works well for long category names
• Both can compare multiple groups effectively

In the next lesson, we'll explore distribution plots including KDE and histograms.