{"id":801,"date":"2025-07-13T15:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T20:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/open.qtlmax.com\/guide\/?p=801"},"modified":"2025-07-13T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T22:45:15","slug":"drawing-a-box-plot-using-phenotypic-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/open.qtlmax.com\/guide\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/drawing-a-box-plot-using-phenotypic-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How to draw a box plot using phenotypic data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[Figure 1] shows the QTLmax Workbench with the &#8220;Box plot&#8221; tab selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.qtlmax.com\/kr\/data\/editor\/2401\/thumb-box_plot_1200x693.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Figure 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Box plot<\/strong> tab has many configuration options. If you prefer not to select each setting individually, simply click the <strong>[Load demo] button<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll see most of the settings automatically configured (Figure 2). The input data format is a CSV (*.csv) file containing phenotypic information along with environmental factor data. After replacing the demo data with your own, you can freely change the settings to your desired values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you select the input data file, the header values from that file will be listed in the &#8220;List of columns&#8221; box. From this list, select the <strong>trait<\/strong> you want to use and click the <strong>[Trait]<\/strong> button; that trait will then be selected. Similarly, select the <strong>environmental factor<\/strong> you want to use from the list and click the <strong>[Factor 1]<\/strong> button to select that environmental factor. (Figure 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.qtlmax.com\/kr\/data\/editor\/2401\/thumb-box_plot2_1200x693.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Figure 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use a second environmental factor, select another environmental factor from the list and click the <strong>[Factor 2]<\/strong> button to select the second environmental factor (Figure 3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <strong>Workspace 2<\/strong> tab page and select whether to display the <strong>Main title<\/strong>. If you check the display option, enter the <strong>Main title<\/strong> value. Once all settings are complete, click the <strong>[Visualize]<\/strong> button, and you&#8217;ll see the Box plot appear on the right-hand drawing panel (Figure 3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.qtlmax.com\/kr\/data\/editor\/2401\/thumb-box_plot3_1200x693.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Figure 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the ANOVA analysis results related to the displayed Box plot, simply click the <strong>[ANOVA]<\/strong> button. (Figure 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.qtlmax.com\/kr\/data\/editor\/2401\/thumb-box_plot4_1200x693.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Figure 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see the distribution of traits by environment, simply click the <strong>[Quick density plot]<\/strong> button located below the list box of the trait you are interested in. (Figure 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.qtlmax.com\/kr\/data\/editor\/2401\/thumb-box_plot5_1200x693.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Figure 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Figure 1] shows the QTLmax Workbench with the &#8220;Box plot&#8221; tab selected. (Figure 1) The Box plot tab has many configuration options. If you prefer not to select each setting individually, simply click the [Load demo] button. You&#8217;ll see most of the settings automatically configured (Figure 2). 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