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* There are several conventions for boxplot statistics. Not all statistical programs draw boxplots like R. |
* There are several conventions for boxplot statistics. Not all statistical programs draw boxplots like R. |
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* Also, 5 numbers are obviously not enough to reproduce a boxplot, as outliers are usually drawn as well. This is not a problem if we admit we don't need the outliers. |
* Also, 5 numbers are obviously not enough to reproduce a boxplot, as outliers are usually drawn as well. This is not a problem if we admit we don't need the outliers. |
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All in all, the task seems to be "rewrite R's fivenum in your language". It certainly can be a task, but it's rather short-sighted: there are other languages beyond R, out there. |
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[[User:Eoraptor|Eoraptor]] ([[User talk:Eoraptor|talk]]) 20:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC) |
[[User:Eoraptor|Eoraptor]] ([[User talk:Eoraptor|talk]]) 20:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC) |