Chapter 7. Bubble, Box Plot, and Error Bar Charts

In this chapter, we will explore bubble charts by first studying how the bubble size is determined from various series options, and then familiarizing ourselves with it by replicating a real-life chart. After that, we will study the structure of the box plot chart and discuss an article converting an over-populated spider chart into a box plot. We will use that as an exercise to familiarize ourselves with box plot charts. Finally, we will move on to the error bar series to understand its structure and apply the series to some statistical data.

This chapter assumes that you have some basic knowledge of statistics, such as mean, percentile, standard error, and standard deviation. For readers needing to revise these topics, there are plenty of online materials covering them. Alternatively, the book Statistics For Dummies by Deborah J. Rumsey provides great explanations and covers some fundamental charts such as the box plot.

In this chapter, we...