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(* 12.3.1 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (June 19, 2021) *)

data = <|"A" -> {40344, 30000, 30000}, "B" -> {82000, 85008}, "C" -> {98328}, "D" -> {45096, 41520, 42552}|>

BoxWhiskerChart[data, ChartLabels -> Placed[Style[#, Black] & /@ Keys@data, Above]]

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There is just a single value for the key "C" so it is missing from the chart. Is there some way to display the label and e.g. a fence line or a plot marker at that value? Preferably not using Show to combine with ListPlot.

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  • $\begingroup$ Maybe the other sample sizes of 2 and 3 are just for an example but if those are the actual sample sizes, then a Box and Whisker plot makes no sense for 2 and 3 data points just as much as id doesn't make sense for 1 data point. In that case just showing the data points gives the user a better display of what the data says. If the points overlap, just jitter them a bit. $\endgroup$
    – JimB
    Nov 4, 2021 at 17:16
  • $\begingroup$ @JimB Most keys have 10 - 50 values, some have only 1 or 2. Just the nature of the data I am working with. $\endgroup$ Nov 4, 2021 at 18:07
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    $\begingroup$ Got it. Then you are consistent with the comment of @whuber (one of the best) at stats.stackexchange.com/questions/194842/…. $\endgroup$
    – JimB
    Nov 4, 2021 at 18:56

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Hack:

data = <|"A" -> {40344, 30000, 30000}, "B" -> {82000, 85008}, 
   "C" -> {98328, 98328, 98328}, "D" -> {45096, 41520, 42552}|>;

BoxWhiskerChart[data, 
 ChartLabels -> Placed[Style[#, Black] & /@ Keys@data, Above], 
 PlotRangePadding -> {{0.1, 0.1}, {10000, 10000}}]

enter image description here

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    $\begingroup$ you can also do BoxWhiskerChart[ReplaceAll[{x_} :> {x, x}]@data, ChartLabels -> Placed[Automatic, Above]] where data is as in OP's original example (+1) $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Nov 4, 2021 at 22:06

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