Charts

Spread Plot

A clean & minimalist alternative to the bar chart.

What is a spread plot?

A spread plot shows identical summary statistics as a bar chart, but does so using a more minimalist aesthetic. Instead of bars, the measure of central tendency is represented by a larger line surrounded by smaller error bars.

While often personal preference. Some prefer spread plots to bar charts because there is less visual weight on the bars themselves and more visual harmony between the aggregate measure and the error bars.

Spread plots excel at comparing discrete categories of data, allowing readers to easily visualize rankings, trends, and comparisons between groups.
Default vertical spread plot
Includes an overlay of the individual points representing the distribution of the data
Vertical spread plot displaying the data distribution with mean values and their associated error bars.

Distribution dot plot

It is good practice to overlay a distribution dot plot on top of summary statistics. This is Graphmatik's default behaviour. It enables viewers to more easily see the shape of the underlying data, sample size, and any potential outliers.

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Easily swap directions
Alternate between vertical or horizontal spread plots by switching types within the data workspace.
A horizontal spread plot showing five groups in descending order. The largest group (on top) is highlighted in purple.

Chart properties

PropDefaultDescription
central tendencymean
mean
The sum of a set of values divided by the number of values in the set.
median
The middle most value of a sorted set of numbers.
error barsSEM
standard error of the mean (SEM) mean
How much the sample means vary from the population mean
standard deviation (SD) mean
A measure of the variation of a set of values around their mean.
95% confidence interval (95% CI) mean or median
95% probability that the population parameter lies within this range.
range mean or median
The difference between the highest and lowest values within a set.
Interquartile range (IQR) median
The middle 50% of a set of values (i.e. 3rd quartile - 1st quartile).
sortnone
none
The dataset is arranged in insertion order.
ascending
The dataset is arranged from smallest to largest value.
descending
The dataset is arranged from largest to smallest value.

Bar Chart

A classical bar chart with a scientific twist. Simple, readable, & elegant.

Box Plot

A classic plot for displaying a data distribution with quartiles.