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ArticleBehavior research methods2025

Informative data visualization with raincloud plots in JASP.

Vincent L Ott, Don van den Bergh, Bruno Boutin, Johnny van Doorn, František Bartoš, Nicholas Judd, Jordy van Langen, Luke Korthals, Rogier Kievit, Laura Groot and 1 more

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Vincent L OttDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. mail.vincent.ott@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1325-8006
Don van den BerghDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bruno BoutinDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Johnny van DoornDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
František BartošDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-5573
Nicholas JuddDonders Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Jordy van LangenDonders Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2504-2381
Luke KorthalsDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2098-8679
Rogier KievitDonders Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-4568
Laura GrootDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eric-Jan WagenmakersDepartment of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1596-1034

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Proper data visualization helps researchers draw correct conclusions from their data and facilitates a more complete and transparent report of the results. In factorial designs, so-called raincloud plots have recently attracted attention as a particularly informative data visualization technique; raincloud plots can simultaneously show summary statistics (i.e., a box plot), a density estimate (i.e., the cloud), and the individual data points (i.e., the raindrops). Here we first present a 'raincloud quartet' that underscores the added value of raincloud plots over the traditional presentation of means and confidence intervals. The added value of raincloud plots appears to be increasingly recognized: a focused literature review of plots in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review shows that 9% of plots in 2023 were raincloud plots. Another 29% of plots (vs. 2% in 2013) contained individual data points (i.e., raindrops), indicating a strong trend towards transparent and informative data visualization. To further encourage this trend and make raincloud plotting easy and practical for a broader group of researchers and students, we implemented a comprehensive suite of raincloud plots in JASP, an open-source statistics program with an intuitive graphical user interface. Examples from two factorial research designs illustrate how the JASP raincloud plots support a correct and comprehensive interpretation of the data.

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Data VisualizationSoftwareData Interpretation, StatisticalHumansAnscombe’s quartetGood research practicesStatistical software

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