(ORG-2523)
Sample OPJ to download to try: Box Plot.opj
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Origin supports plotting grouped Box chart from both Indexed Data or Raw Data. Menus are available under Plot: Statistics menu. Buttons are available from 2D Graphs toolbar. | |
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Grouped-Plot-Only Style Controls
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Box Position with Information from Column Label Rows
(ORG-1943, ORG-40944094) (ORG-8275)
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More Control of Data and Box
(ORG-1943, ORG-981, ORG-5901, ORG-5881, ORG-1905)
How to: | Index
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| checkbox and set Scaling Factor.
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More Box Style
(ORG-7839 , ORG-9426 , ORG-8656)
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How to: Go to Plot Details: Plot Properties: Box tab, set Box: Style to be I-shaped/Notched Box. You can also change the parameters to custom your own box style. |
Individual Controls for Whiskers Caps Median Mean and Distribution curve
(ORG-816)
How to: Go to Plot Details: Plot Properties: Lines tab. |
Outliers in Line
(ORG-4305)
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Box Chart Legend
(ORG-4346 , ORG-8960)
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Built-in Box Chart Themes
(ORG-7916)
How to: With Box chart graph window active, open Tools:Theme Organizer. We provide some common box chart themes. User can apply it to quickly change box chart. |
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How to
The Sample OPJ includes 6 sample graphs (4 in "1. Grouped Box Plot and Axis Ticks Table" folder, and 1 for both
"2. Box Plot Position By Variables" and "3. Box Width By Variable" folders) to show the remarkable improvements
in box chart
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How to
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make the basic form of the grouped box plot
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2> In the opened dialog, apply the settings as below and click OK button to create a graph
* Group Number = 2
* 1st Group Row = Comments
* 2nd Group Row = Long Name
* Graph Theme = <Original>
Before we set the axes of the box chart, we prepare the number of data points of each column in "CC.MI" sheet by steps as below
1>. Highlight the "A386" rows [1:21] of col(E)~col(J) in sheet "CC.MI"
2>. Type script below in the Script Window and press Enter. (If Script Window is not opened yet, open it from menu, Window: Script Window)
colstats -r 2 sd:=<optional> q1:=<new> q3:=<new>;
3>. Set the sheet name as A386_CC.MI
4> Highlight the "c334" rows [22:42] of col(E)~col(J) in sheet "CC.MI", do the same to have C334_CC.MI sheet
Then, we are going to customize the box plots
1> Double click on the plot to open the Plot Details dialog
2> Select Box tab, apply these settings
* Type = Box[Right] + Data[Left]
3> Select Symbol tab, apply these settings
* Size = 5
* Symbol Color = Indexing: Col (B)
* Shape = 2 Circle
* Interior = Open
4> Select Data tab, apply these settings
* Distribution Curve group, Type = Normal
* Bins Alignment group = Right
5> Select Group tab, apply settings as below
* Box Color>Increment = By One
* Box Color>Details = (1: Red, 2: Navy)
* Border Color>Details = (1: Red, 2: Navy)
6>Select Lines tab, apply settings as below
* Whisker group, Color = Gray
* Caps Color = Gray
* Median Line group, Color = White
* Distribution Curve group, Color = Gray
7>Select Percentile tab, apply settings as below
* Edge Color = White
Then, we are going to customize the axis and tick labels
1>. Double click on the bottom axis to open the Axis dialog.
2>. Go to the X Axis>Tick Labels node
* Select Show Major Labels on Top Axis
3> Choose Bottom1 in the left panel, In the Bottom1 page,
* Table branch
*> Number of Rows = 3
* >Uncheck Merge Labels, * >Select Independent Formats,
* >Table Layout branch
*>>Fill Color = LT Gray, * >>Check Near Parallel Border, * >>Uncheck Perpendicular Border
* >>Select Independent Layouts
* Display branch
* >Type = Text from dataset, * >Dataset Name = [Book5]"C334_CC.MI"!C"N"
* Format branch
* >Color = Dark Gary
4>Choose Bottom2 in the left panel. in the Bottom2 page
* Display branch
* >Type = Text from dataset, * >Dataset Name = [Book5]"A386_CC.MI"!C"N"
* Table Layout branch
* > Fill Color = Gray, * >Uncheck Near Parallel Border, * >Uncheck Perpendicular Border
* Format branch
* >Color = White
5>Choose Bottom3 in the left panel. in the Bottom3 page
* Display branch
* >Type = Column Name or Label, * >Display = Column headings
* Table Layout branch
* >Uncheck Perpendicular Border
* Format branch
* >Size = 22
6>Choose Top in the left panel. in the Top page
* Display branch
* >Type = Column Name or Label, * >Display = Comments
* Format branch
* >Size = 22, * >Select Bold
* Select Table check box
* >Uncheck Perpendicular Border, * >Uncheck Gap Between Subgroups/Subsets, * > Fill Color = LT Gray
7> Choose Grids in the left panel
* Major Grid Lines branch
* >Select Show, * >Color = Gray
8> Click OK to apply the settings
9> Double on the tick labels of the Y Axis to open the Axis dialog
10> Select Y Axis>Scale in the left panel
* From = -2000
* To = 20000
* Major Ticks branch
* >Value = 5000
11> Select Y Axis>Tick Labels>Left in the left panel
* Display branch
* >Display = Scientific: 10^3
12> Click OK to apply the settings and close dialog
Now, we are going to add a legend to explain thescatter points
1> Delete the legend
2> Select Graph: Add/Update Lgend Entries: Categorical Values from the Origin menu to add new legend to the graph.
3> Double click on the legend to be in edit mode, update the text as below
%(1,m1,1)
%(1,m2,1)
How to customize to make Graph2
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- Active the workbook in the Book5 in "1. Grouped Box Plot and Axis Ticks Table" folder, highlight column E through column J,
select "Plot: Statistics: Grouped Box Charts - Raw Data" from Origin menu - In the opened dialog, apply the settings as image below and click OK button to create a graph
Before we set the axes of the box chart, we prepare the number of data points of each column in "CC.MI" sheet by steps as below
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How to customize to make Graph1
Graph1 illustrate 3 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1
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How to Customize the Table-liked Tick Labels
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How to customize to make Graph1
How to: Graph1 illustrate 3 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |
How to customize to make Graph2
How to: Graph2 illustrate 3 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |
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1> Active Book5 in the project. Go to sheet "CC.MI", highlight column E through column J, select "Plot: Statistics: Grouped Box Charts - Raw Data" from Origin menu
2> In the opened dialog, apply the settings as below and click OK button to create a graph
* Group Number = 2
* 1st Group Row = Comments
* 2nd Group Row = Long Name
* Graph Theme = <Original>
Then, we are going to customize the box plots
1> Double click on the plot to open the Plot Details dialog
2> Select Group tab, apply settings as below
* Border Color>Details = (1: Red, 2: Navy)
* Box Color>Increment = By One
* Box Color>Details = (1: Red, 2: Navy)
3> Select Spacing tab, apply settings as below
* Gap Between Subgroups (in %) = 5
* Gap Within Subgroups = 50
4>Select Percentile tab, apply settings as below
* Edge Color = White
5>Select Lines tab, apply settings as below
* Whisker group, Color = Gray
* Caps Length = 0
* Median Line group, Color = White
Then we are going to customize the axis and tick labels
1>. Double click on the bottom axis to open the Axis dialog.
2>. Go to the X Axis>Tick Labels node
* Select Show Major Labels on Top Axis
3> Choose Bottom1 in the left panel, In the Bottom1 page,
* Table branch
*> Number of Rows = 1. Click Apply button to apply the setting.
* Display branch
*> Display = Column headings
* Format branch
*> Size = 22
* Table branch
* >Table Layout branch
* >> Fill Color = White, * >>Uncheck Far Parallel Border, * >>Uncheck Perpendicular Border, * >> Select Gap Between Subgroups/Subsets
4> Choose Top in the left panel. In the Top page
* Display branch
*> Display = Comments,
* Format branch
* >> Font Size = 24, *>> Select Bold checkbox
* Table Branch
*> Fill Color = LT Gray
5> Choose Grids in the left panel.
* Major Grid Lines branch
* > Select Show check box, * > Color = Black
* Minor Grid Lines branch
* > Select Show check box, * > Style = Solid, * > Color = LT Gray
6> Choose "Y Axis>Scale" in the left panel, in the Scale page
* From = -2500
* To = 20000
* Major Ticks branch
* Value = 5000
7> Choose "Y Axis>Grids" in the left panel, in the Grids page
* Major Grid Lines branch
* > Select Show check box, * > Color = LT Gray
8> Choose "Y Axis>Tick Labels>Left" in the left panel. In the Left page
* Display branch=
* Display = Scientific: 10^3
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How to customize to make Graph3
How to: Graph3 illustrate 4 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |
How to customize to make Graph4
How to: Graph4 illustrate 3 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |
How to customize to make Graph5
How to: Graph5 illustrate 2 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |
How to customize to make Graph6
How to: Graph6 illustrate 3 improvements of the Box Chart in 9.1 |