Box Plots

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Created on Nov 12, 2012

This example displays a series of box-and-whisker plots summarizing speed measurements from the Michelson–Morley experiment, with each plot representing one experimental run. The visualization periodically randomizes the underlying data values, animating the transitions using D3's `transition` API over 1000 milliseconds. The charts are rendered as SVG, with the `d3.box` custom layout implemented in the included `box.js` file. The code uses `d3.csv` to load the morley dataset and `d3.scale.linear` for positioning, while outliers, medians, and whiskers update smoothly between randomization cycles.

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A box-and-whisker plot uses simple glyphs that summarize a quantitative distribution with five standard statistics: the smallest value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and largest value. This summary approach allows the viewer to easily recognize differences between distributions. Data from the Michelson–Morley experiment. Implementation contributed by Jason Davies. This example periodically randomizes the values to demonstrate transitions.

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