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Color Box-plots

maxikom
Level I

I have read the other conclusions for coloring box-plots but there is no such functin in my graph builder

 

I want the plots in the picture to have diffrend colors, what can i do? I can just change the color of the points and the color of the background. I cant change the color of the plots.

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hogi
Level XII

Re: Color Box-plots

what happens when you drag the column onto "Color"?

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      hogi
      Level XII

      Re: Color Box-plots

      what happens when you drag the column onto "Color"?

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          txnelson
          Super User

          Re: Color Box-plots

          Here is a similar graph to what you are showing in JMP 18

          txnelson_0-1733065689150.png

          I changed the points to the color black so they are visible

          The same similar results are available back through JMP 15.  However in JMP 14 a solid box plot does not honor the Color column 

          txnelson_1-1733066081233.png

          What version/release of JMP are you using?

           

          Jim
          maxikom
          Level I

          Re: Color Box-plots

          i am using version 17.2 

          The method hogi uses works. 

          But I like it your way that every bosplot has got a different color. And that is what doesnt really work

          txnelson
          Super User

          Re: Color Box-plots

          Here is the example that I have been using run in JMP 17.2.  Doesn't it give you what you want?

          txnelson_0-1733068068525.png

           

          Jim
          maxikom
          Level I

          Re: Color Box-plots

          It does, now it worked. Thanks

          dlehman1
          Level V

          Re: Color Box-plots

          I would comment that txnelson's solution is a good example because the same series of categories repeats for the 2 genders.  However, if there was only the one set of categories (without the gender variable), then I think coloring the box plots is a bad idea.  It looks visually appealing but distracts from the actual data - in my opinion, a poor use of color.  With the multiple sets of categories, as in the example you posted, then I think the coloring is useful.

          hogi
          Level XII

          Re: Color Box-plots

          Good point.

          For some cases it even makes sense to use the color for the "outer" categories:

          hogi_0-1733075002835.png