J Korean Med Sci.  2023 Jun;38(22):e190. 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e190.

Drawing Guideline for JKMS Manuscripts (05): Plots for Numeric Data

• Kim J
• Lee JS
• Choi WJ

• KMID: 2542807
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e190

Abstract

The appropriate plot effectively conveys the author’s conclusions to the readers. Journal of Korean Medical Science will provide a series of special articles to show you how to more easily make consistent and excellent plots. In this article, we will cover plots with numeric data.

Keyword

Plot; Numeric Data

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Five tools for numeric data.

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  Fig. 2 Data structure of the first tool.

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  Fig. 3 Results shown on the ‘plot’ tab.

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  Fig. 4 Options of boxplot and jitter plot.

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  Fig. 5 Dot plot and violin plot.

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  Fig. 6 Adjustment of the y-axis.

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  Fig. 7 Structure of the data for Series of Densitogram.

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  Fig. 8 Scale regulation.

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  Fig. 9 Data structure of the Repeated Means Plot.

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  Fig. 10 Various kinds of plots.

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  Fig. 11 Various options.

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  Fig. 12 Data structure of Repeated Means Plot for Many Outcome.

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  Fig. 13 Some kinds of options.

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  Fig. 14 The structure of the data and the types of possible plots.SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

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  Fig. 15 The results and options of the first plot.CI = confidence interval, SE = standard error, SD = standard deviation, IQR = interquartile range.

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  Fig. 16 Second plot.SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

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  Fig. 17 The results of second plot.CI = confidence interval.

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  Fig. 18 Third plot and data structure.SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

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  Fig. 19 Blood pressure in men and women according to age.

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  Fig. 20 A plot of male and female blood pressure according to age, using mean and error bars.CI = confidence interval.

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  Fig. 21 Change of bin.method from quantile to fixed.CI = confidence interval.

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