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Is it appropriate to modify a box plot to show salary ranges instead of quartiles?

Emmanuel19

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Hi everyone,

I’m working on a design project where I need to visualize employee salary data across different roles. I’m considering using a modified box plot to show the salary ranges (minimum, median, maximum salary) instead of the traditional interquartile range (IQR). I believe this would help users quickly understand the overall spread of salaries without diving into statistical quartiles.

My question is:

• Is it valid to modify a box plot this way and still call it a box plot?
• Are there any potential issues or misinterpretations that could arise from representing ranges rather than quartiles in this format?
• Would another type of chart be more suitable for this purpose?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

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Emmanuel19

What are connections between those values and a box plot?
For me, 60k should be much more left than in above layout
as well as position of 204k should be more left ...
 
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