Re: [R] box plot and plot whiskers

2012-07-13 Thread S Ellison
> -Original Message- > I have question concerning box plot and it's whiskers. As I > understood from the description of the boxplot() function, if > the range value is positive the plot whiskers extend out from > the box to the most extreme data points defined by the values > of the

Re: [R] box plot and plot whiskers

2012-07-13 Thread David L Carlson
The whiskers will not be symmetrical if 1.5*IQR extends beyond the maximum or minimum values. In that case, the whisker stops at the maximum or minimum. - David L Carlson Associate Professor of Anthropology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77840-4352