[R] Plot Data Points in boxplots

[Gabor Grothendieck]

Try this:

boxplot(Sepal.Length ~ Species, iris)
with(iris, stripchart(Sepal.Length ~ Species, vertical = TRUE, add = TRUE))

On 9/27/05, Aric Gregson <aorchid at mac.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to plot my data in a fashion similar to a boxplot, but
> plot the true data points without a box, just overlay lines of the
> summary generated by the boxplot. I have less than 10 observations
> within each group, so I think showing the actual data would be more
> effective than the box of the boxplot. I have been unable to find a way
> to do this.
>
> Here is example data:
> > d168teni
>  d168dh10i d168hb10i d168icc10i d168rcs10i d168t410i d168tb410i
> 1        72        52         29         80        39         68
> 2        76        47         28         68        49         21
> 3       123        85         87         71       164        137
> 4        58        47         50         70        18          1
>
> > boxplot(d168teni)
>
> works to describe the data (each column a column in the plot). However,
> instead of the boxes, I want the data plotted (in a column) with the 5
> summary lines drawn over the points.
>
> I have tried using functions from Design and have been unable to find a
> solution. I think I am missing the point.
>
> Any suggestions on where to look or how to approach this differently?
>
> thanks,
>
> aric
>
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