ANOVA Boxplot
Network Latency ANOVA Analysis
Comparing packet latency distributions across different network protocols.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import scipy.stats as stats
np.random.seed(789)
# Latency in microseconds
tcp = np.random.lognormal(4.5, 0.5, 200)
udp = np.random.lognormal(3.8, 0.4, 200)
quic = np.random.lognormal(4.0, 0.35, 200)
tcp = np.clip(tcp, 20, 500)
udp = np.clip(udp, 10, 200)
quic = np.clip(quic, 15, 250)
F_stat, p_value = stats.f_oneway(tcp, udp, quic)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(11, 7), facecolor='#0a0a0f')
ax.set_facecolor('#0a0a0f')
colors = ['#F5276C', '#6CF527', '#27D3F5']
data = [tcp, udp, quic]
bp = ax.boxplot(data, positions=[1, 2, 3], widths=0.6, patch_artist=True,
medianprops={'color': 'white', 'linewidth': 2.5},
whiskerprops={'color': '#555555', 'linewidth': 1.5},
capprops={'color': '#555555', 'linewidth': 1.5},
flierprops={'marker': '.', 'markerfacecolor': '#666666', 'markersize': 6})
for patch, color in zip(bp['boxes'], colors):
patch.set_facecolor(color)
patch.set_alpha(0.7)
patch.set_edgecolor('white')
patch.set_linewidth(2)
# Add jittered points
for i, (d, color) in enumerate(zip(data, colors)):
x = np.random.normal(i+1, 0.1, len(d))
ax.scatter(x, d, c=color, alpha=0.2, s=10, zorder=1)
labels = ['TCP', 'UDP', 'QUIC']
# Stats annotations
for i, (d, color) in enumerate(zip(data, colors)):
ax.text(i+1, -40, f'μ={d.mean():.0f}μs | σ={d.std():.0f}', ha='center', fontsize=9, color=color)
# Jitter threshold
ax.axhline(y=100, color='#fbbf24', linestyle='--', alpha=0.6, linewidth=1.5)
ax.text(3.35, 100, 'Target', fontsize=8, color='#fbbf24', va='center')
# Stats header
stats_text = f"ANOVA: F={F_stat:.1f}, p={p_value:.2e} | Lowest Latency: UDP"
bbox = dict(boxstyle="round,pad=0.3", facecolor='#0d1117', edgecolor='#6CF527', lw=2)
ax.text(0.5, 1.02, stats_text, transform=ax.transAxes, fontsize=10, color='white',
ha='center', va='bottom', fontfamily='monospace', bbox=bbox)
ax.set_xticks([1, 2, 3])
ax.set_xticklabels(labels, fontsize=12, color='white')
ax.set_ylabel('Latency (μs)', fontsize=12, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Network Protocol Latency Comparison\nPacket Round-Trip Time Analysis',
fontsize=14, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=25)
ax.tick_params(colors='#888888')
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_color('#333333')
ax.yaxis.grid(True, color='#1a1a2e', linewidth=0.5)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)
ax.set_ylim(-60, 520)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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