Violin plots combine a box plot with a kernel density estimation to show the full distribution shape of numeric data for multiple groups. Unlike boxplots, they reveal bimodal or skewed distributions, making them a more informative choice when the shape of the distribution matters.

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{
  "title": {
    "text": "Customer Wait Time by Service Channel (minutes)"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 12
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 8
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 15
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 22
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 18
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 9
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 14
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 28
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 11
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 19
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 7
    },
    {
      "channel": "Phone",
      "wait": 16
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 3
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 2
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 4
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 5
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 3
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 6
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 2
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 4
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 3
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 7
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 2
    },
    {
      "channel": "Chat",
      "wait": 5
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 480
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 240
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 360
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 720
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 300
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 180
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 540
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 420
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 600
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 260
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 390
    },
    {
      "channel": "Email",
      "wait": 450
    }
  ],
  "series": [
    {
      "type": "violin",
      "xKey": "channel",
      "yKey": "wait",
      "fill": "#6366f1",
      "fillOpacity": 0.6,
      "stroke": "#4f46e5",
      "bandwidth": 0.4
    }
  ],
  "axes": [
    {
      "position": "bottom",
      "title": {
        "text": "Service Channel"
      }
    },
    {
      "position": "left",
      "title": {
        "text": "Wait Time (minutes)"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Three groups with distinct distributions show how violin plots reveal shape differences invisible in boxplots.

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