Displaying uncertainty with shading
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| Authors | Christopher Howard Jackson |
| Journal/Conference Name | The American Statistician |
| Paper Category | Other |
| Paper Abstract | A new technique is presented for illustrating several probability distributions on the same axes. The density strip is a shaded monochrome strip whose darkness at a point is proportional to the probability density of the quantity at that point. These are ideal for comparing distributions arising from parameter estimation, such as posterior distributions from Bayesian multiple regression or meta-analysis. Such distributions are more commonly illustrated as a point and line representing point and interval estimates. This may give the false perception that all points within the line are equally likely, and that points outside the line are impossible. The density strip represents the entire distribution in one dimension, giving a fuller description of the uncertainty surrounding the quantity. The strips fade gradually to white in the tails of a typical distribution, in contrast with line plots and strips whose thickness is proportional to the density, which terminate at a clear limit. This discourages casual ... |
| Date of publication | 2008 |
| Code Programming Language | R |
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