I'm trying to visualize a data set I have (in Java, but that doesn't matter much) using gnuplot. I could ask a few different questions about this, but for now: Suppose my data is categorical, and for each category I have quartiles 1,2,3, the min and max, and the total weight of samples in that category (but not the actual sample data). I want to plot this using GNUplot 'candlesticks'. I can almost get this:
except for visualizing the weight of samples using the box width.
Can this be done in a gnuplot 'candlesticks' plot? Some other way?
Note: I'm mostly interested in doing this with gnuplot. Other suggestions are welcome only if they're easily scriptable and do not require installing too much additional software.