.. _boxplot:

Box Plot
========
Here you will find the guide to every parameter of the box plot. If you
need more generic information please the :ref:`basic_usage`.

.. image:: /img/box/boxplot.png
  :scale: 50%


Plot Properties
---------------
``Layer``: the combobox will display all the vector layers loaded in QGIS

``Grouping Field (Optional)``: the grouping field. If no field are added, a generic
box plot for the Y value will be displayed

``Y Field``: the Y field

``Marker Color``: color of the box

``Stroke Color``: border color

``Stroke Width``: the width of the border

``Transparency``: transparency level of the box

Plot Customizations
-------------------
``Show Legend``: show the legend of the current plot

``Horizontal Legend``: check if you want to have an horizontal legend

``Plot Title``: the plot title

``Legend Title``: the title of the legend

``X Label``: X label text

``Y Label``: Y Label text

``Invert X Axis``: check if you want to invert the ordering of the x axis

``X Axis Mode``: choose between Linear, Logarithmic or Categorized

``Invert Y Axis``: check if you want to invert the ordering of the y axis

``Y Axis Mode``: choose between Linear, Logarithmic or Categorized

``Box Orientation``: the orientation of the box, either *Horizontal* or *Vertical*

``Show Statistics``: choose to show also additional statistics on each box plot,
like the mean or the standard deviation (shown in the picture below)

.. image:: /img/box/boxplot2.png
  :scale: 50%

``Outliers``: show also the outliers (or all the points) next to the box. Some
example in the following picture:

.. image:: /img/box/boxplot3.png
  :scale: 50%
