[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #44969] statistics -> boxplot: tics(), width of boxes, reference

[Martin Kunz]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44969>

                 Summary: statistics -> boxplot: tics(), width of boxes,
reference
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mkunz
            Submitted on: Do 30 Apr 2015 14:40:33 GMT
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.0-rc3
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

Hi,

The documentation for boxplot() from the statistics package uses "tics" in the
example, a command that is no longer available. The example can be fixed
simply by copying the demo code which uses "set(gca,"xtick",...)".

The fact that the boxes' width depends on the number of samples is not
mentioned in the documentation and might lead to confusion.
I would also suggest to implement a switch for this feature.

As a more general remark, some users might stumble upon this function for the
first time, not knowing that "box plot" is a fixed term and referes to a well
established plot type. For those users a reference, e.g. to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_plot, would probably be very helpful.

Best,
Martin




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