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I can use Tooltip to show the value of each element in a ListPlot:

ListPlot[Table[Tooltip[a = Random[], a], {i, 1, 100}]]

but applied to QuantilePlot, 

QuantilePlot[Table[Tooltip[a = Random[], a], {i, 1, 100}]]

one gets a error message

QuantilePlot::ldata: 0.3164278757335126` is not a valid dataset, distribution, or a valid list of datasets and distributions.

and the return is not a plot but 

QuantilePlot[{<numbers with tooltip when hovered over by mouse>}]

How can I work around this? I think it's a bug.

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What you are encountering is not a bug. You are misinterpreting the QuantilePlot documentation. Tooltip can only be applied to the data as a whole, not to individual elements of the data (unless you do some post-processing of the plot as kuba suggests).

Thus

SeedRandom[42]; QuantilePlot[Tooltip @ RandomReal[1., 100]]

works fine and gives

plot

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  • $\begingroup$ The values shown in the Tooltip are consistent with Dataset@Association@ Thread[{"max", "75%", "median", "25%", "min"} -> Quantile[data, Range[1, 0, -1/4]]] but the values differ from those provided by Quartiles[data] or Median[data]. It is not clear why the Quantile method is used rather than the "Quartile` method since quartiles are being displayed. $\endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    Commented Mar 18, 2018 at 16:40
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data = RandomVariate[UniformDistribution[{0, 1}], 100]

QuantilePlot[data] /. Point[pos_] :> (Tooltip[Point[#], #] & /@ pos)
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  • $\begingroup$ Excellent, thank you! $\endgroup$
    – qwerty
    Commented Oct 14, 2015 at 17:11
  • $\begingroup$ @qwerty I'm glad it fits your needs. Please take a tour $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Oct 18, 2015 at 13:47

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