SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[8040] trunk/matplotlib

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Revision: 8040
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8040&view=rev
Author:   astraw
Date:     2009-12-18 22:25:35 +0000 (Fri, 18 Dec 2009)

Log Message:
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Don't limit notch size in boxplot to q1-q3 range

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
    trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2009-12-18 22:25:26 UTC (rev 8039)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2009-12-18 22:25:35 UTC (rev 8040)
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2009-12-18 Don't limit notch size in boxplot to q1-q3 range, as this
+           is effectively making the data look better than it is. - ADS
+
 2009-12-18 mlab.prctile handles even-length data, such that the median
            is the mean of the two middle values. - ADS
 

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py	2009-12-18 22:25:26 UTC (rev 8039)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/axes.py	2009-12-18 22:25:35 UTC (rev 8040)
@@ -5035,10 +5035,6 @@
             else:
                 notch_max = med + 1.57*iq/np.sqrt(row)
                 notch_min = med - 1.57*iq/np.sqrt(row)
-                if notch_max > q3:
-                    notch_max = q3
-                if notch_min < q1:
-                    notch_min = q1
                 # make our notched box vectors
                 box_x = [box_x_min, box_x_max, box_x_max, cap_x_max, box_x_max,
                          box_x_max, box_x_min, box_x_min, cap_x_min, box_x_min,


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