# Box Plot Chart Generator

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This is a simple box plot generator.  You provide a [JSON5](https://json5.org/) file with data and it generates an SVG file.  You can convert the SVG to PNG or other bitmap formats with the [resvg](https://crates.io/crates/resvg) tool.

Here is an example of the output:

![Example Box Plot](example/example.svg)

Install with `cargo install box_plot_chart`.  Run with `box-plot-chart`.

Features of the tool include:

- Automatic scaling of the Y axis labels
- Shows box, whiskers and outliers

You can understand the box plot composition with the aid of the following graphic:

![Box Plot Components](example/box-plot-components.jpeg)