.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_statistics_boxplot.py>`     to download the full example code
    .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

    .. _sphx_glr_gallery_statistics_boxplot.py:


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Artist customization in box plots
=================================

This example demonstrates how to use the various kwargs
to fully customize box plots. The first figure demonstrates
how to remove and add individual components (note that the
mean is the only value not shown by default). The second
figure demonstrates how the styles of the artists can
be customized. It also demonstrates how to set the limit
of the whiskers to specific percentiles (lower right axes)

A good general reference on boxplots and their history can be found
here: http://vita.had.co.nz/papers/boxplots.pdf


.. code-block:: default


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    # fake data
    np.random.seed(19680801)
    data = np.random.lognormal(size=(37, 4), mean=1.5, sigma=1.75)
    labels = list('ABCD')
    fs = 10  # fontsize








Demonstrate how to toggle the display of different elements:


.. code-block:: default


    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
    axs[0, 0].boxplot(data, labels=labels)
    axs[0, 0].set_title('Default', fontsize=fs)

    axs[0, 1].boxplot(data, labels=labels, showmeans=True)
    axs[0, 1].set_title('showmeans=True', fontsize=fs)

    axs[0, 2].boxplot(data, labels=labels, showmeans=True, meanline=True)
    axs[0, 2].set_title('showmeans=True,\nmeanline=True', fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 0].boxplot(data, labels=labels, showbox=False, showcaps=False)
    tufte_title = 'Tufte Style \n(showbox=False,\nshowcaps=False)'
    axs[1, 0].set_title(tufte_title, fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 1].boxplot(data, labels=labels, notch=True, bootstrap=10000)
    axs[1, 1].set_title('notch=True,\nbootstrap=10000', fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 2].boxplot(data, labels=labels, showfliers=False)
    axs[1, 2].set_title('showfliers=False', fontsize=fs)

    for ax in axs.flat:
        ax.set_yscale('log')
        ax.set_yticklabels([])

    fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.4)
    plt.show()





.. image:: /gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_boxplot_001.png
    :alt: Default, showmeans=True, showmeans=True, meanline=True, Tufte Style  (showbox=False, showcaps=False), notch=True, bootstrap=10000, showfliers=False
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img





Demonstrate how to customize the display different elements:


.. code-block:: default


    boxprops = dict(linestyle='--', linewidth=3, color='darkgoldenrod')
    flierprops = dict(marker='o', markerfacecolor='green', markersize=12,
                      linestyle='none')
    medianprops = dict(linestyle='-.', linewidth=2.5, color='firebrick')
    meanpointprops = dict(marker='D', markeredgecolor='black',
                          markerfacecolor='firebrick')
    meanlineprops = dict(linestyle='--', linewidth=2.5, color='purple')

    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
    axs[0, 0].boxplot(data, boxprops=boxprops)
    axs[0, 0].set_title('Custom boxprops', fontsize=fs)

    axs[0, 1].boxplot(data, flierprops=flierprops, medianprops=medianprops)
    axs[0, 1].set_title('Custom medianprops\nand flierprops', fontsize=fs)

    axs[0, 2].boxplot(data, whis=(0, 100))
    axs[0, 2].set_title('whis=(0, 100)', fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 0].boxplot(data, meanprops=meanpointprops, meanline=False,
                      showmeans=True)
    axs[1, 0].set_title('Custom mean\nas point', fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 1].boxplot(data, meanprops=meanlineprops, meanline=True,
                      showmeans=True)
    axs[1, 1].set_title('Custom mean\nas line', fontsize=fs)

    axs[1, 2].boxplot(data, whis=[15, 85])
    axs[1, 2].set_title('whis=[15, 85]\n#percentiles', fontsize=fs)

    for ax in axs.flat:
        ax.set_yscale('log')
        ax.set_yticklabels([])

    fig.suptitle("I never said they'd be pretty")
    fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.4)
    plt.show()



.. image:: /gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_boxplot_002.png
    :alt: I never said they'd be pretty, Custom boxprops, Custom medianprops and flierprops, whis=(0, 100), Custom mean as point, Custom mean as line, whis=[15, 85] #percentiles
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img






.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing

   **Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  2.135 seconds)


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_statistics_boxplot.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

     :download:`Download Python source code: boxplot.py <boxplot.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: boxplot.ipynb <boxplot.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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