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Graph: Combined Jitter Scatter-plot and Box-plot

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#275 opened on Oct 4, 2016

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Description

With all the data that any benchmark gets as results and the amount of times operations tend to be executed, its not a bad idea to also allow outputting this kind of graph

Combined Jitter Scatter plot and Box plot

The explanation of the graph is here: https://www.pvk.ca/Blog/2012/07/03/binary-search-star-eliminates-star-branch-mispredictions/

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Research direction
Start by examining the existing graphing infrastructure in BenchmarkDotNet, particularly in the `Graph` or `Exporters` namespaces. Look for how other plot types (e.g., bar charts) are implemented to understand the pattern. The issue references a specific type of combined jitter scatter plot and box plot; research how to generate such a plot using a .NET plotting library like OxyPlot or ScottPlot, which are already used in the project. Consider discussing with maintainers about the desired output format (e.g., as part of the HTML exporter or standalone image).
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csharp
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performancedata
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