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    $\begingroup$ The purpose of the plots will, to a large extent, determine which solutions are appropriate. What, then, are you trying to show with them? $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 27, 2011 at 16:11
  • $\begingroup$ @whuber Good question, though I don't have a direct answer. I'm trying to provide a graphic for EDA and am looking for a good general default (and whether the other options are useful enough to surface). $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 27, 2011 at 17:18
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    $\begingroup$ I would like to suggest that you control the plots to suit your purposes rather than accepting some default. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 12:50
  • $\begingroup$ I would suggest that your "weighted areas" version was "Good for comparing subgroups of a population" since it might make sense to add the widths to get the shape of the whole population. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 29, 2011 at 9:33
  • $\begingroup$ I prefer equal areas, to preserve the visual impact of shape of distributions. Then supplement the graph with thermometers showing sample sizes, or just use text representations of sample sizes next to violins. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 2, 2014 at 13:32