Eric J Ma's Website

The same data, different visualizations.

Here's the box plot version:

And here's the violin plot version.

Which is more appropriate, and why?

I think the Box Plot is more suited for clearly delineating ranges: (min, max), (IQR), and medians, whereas the Violin Plot is more suited for visualizing the distribution of data, including the possibility of bi-/multi-modality.

I send out a newsletter with tips and tools for data scientists. Come check it out at Substack.

If you would like to receive deeper, in-depth content as an early subscriber, come support me on Patreon!