How do I combine a column scatter plot and a box-and-whiskers plot on the same graph, side-by-side, for the same data?
This FAQ provides instructions for generating a graph that contains data represented both as scatter and as box and whisker plots.
Begin by creating a new Column data table:
Insert your data in duplicate in adjacent columns:
Under the "box and violin" tab, select the box & whiskers style graph:
This is the graph that results from you inserting the data in duplicate:
Double-click on one of the bars and the “Format graph” box will appear. Make the changes that are indicated by this figure:
1: Open the “Appearance” menu
2: For appearance, select “Scatter dot plot”
3: For line at, select “Mean”
4: Adjust color, shape, and size of the symbols and line as needed
When you apply the same changes to the other data sets on the graph, you will have created a graph very similar to this:
Prism also offers the ability to customize the spacing of the groups defined on the X axis.
FAQ 1137 provides instructions to format the group spacing.
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