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vboxplot()

Usage:
vboxplot(x1,x2,...,xk [,vs:indv, boxsize:W] [,excludeM:T, boxtype:m,
  symbols:outlierSyms, graphics keyword phrases]), x1,...,xk REAL
  vectors, indv REAL length k vector with no MISSING values, m > 0
  integer, W REAL non-negative vector or scalar, outlierSyms CHARACTER
  scalar or vector of length 2
vboxplot(Struc, [,vs:indv, boxsize:W] [,excludeM:T, boxtype:m,
  symbols:outlierSyms, graphics keyword phrases]), Struc a structure
  with k REAL vector components



Keywords: plotting, descriptive statistics
                                  Usage
vboxplot(var1, var2, ... , vark [,graphics keyword phrases]) produces
vertically oriented parallel Tukey boxplots for the vectors var1 through
vark.  It is identical with boxplot(var1, var2, ..., vark, vertical:T
[,graphics keyword phrases]).

vboxplot(Struc [,graphics keyword phrases]) produces vertically oriented
parallel box plots for the components of structure Struc, all of which
must be vectors.  It is identical with boxplot(Struct, vertical:T
[,graphics keyword phrases]).

You can use all the graphics keyword phrases that boxplot() recognizes.
Keyword 'symbols' is interpreted differently from other plotting
commands; see below.

                            Keyword 'symbols'
Keyword 'symbols' has a different meaning from other plotting commands.
You use it to specify symbols for moderate outliers (beyond inner fences
and inside outer fences) and extreme outliers (beyond outer fences).
The value of 'symbols' must be a CHARACTER scalar or vector of length 2.

  Cmd> vboxplot(x1, x2, x3, symbols:vector("\3", "\5"))

uses "\3" (square) as a symbol for moderate outliers and "\5" (triangle)
as a symbol for extreme outliers.  When the value of 'symbols' is a
scalar, the default symbol is used for extreme outliers.

                            Cross references
For more information including how to use split() to create a structure
argument, see boxplot().


Gary Oehlert 2005-08-12