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Box Plot: - A Set of Five Summary Measures of Distribution of Data

A box plot, or box-and-whisker plot, is a graphical display of five key values that summarize a dataset: the median, two hinges that divide the data into quartiles (the lower and upper quartiles, Q1 and Q3), and the lowest and highest observations. It allows viewers to visualize the central tendency and spread of the data distribution in a compact way. The box plot identifies potential outliers beyond a certain distance from the hinges.

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Box Plot: - A Set of Five Summary Measures of Distribution of Data

A box plot, or box-and-whisker plot, is a graphical display of five key values that summarize a dataset: the median, two hinges that divide the data into quartiles (the lower and upper quartiles, Q1 and Q3), and the lowest and highest observations. It allows viewers to visualize the central tendency and spread of the data distribution in a compact way. The box plot identifies potential outliers beyond a certain distance from the hinges.

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Box Plot

A set of five summary measures of distribution of data


Median of data Lower quartile Upper quartile Smallest observation Largest observation
Also

called as Box and whisker plot

BOX PLOT
Median Whisker Whisker

Lower Q (Hinges)

IQR

Upper Q (Hinges)

ELEMENTS OF A BOX PLOT


Smallest data point below inner fence Largest data point not exceeding Suspected inner fence outlier

Outlier

Outer Fence

Inner Fence

QL

Median

QU

QL-1.5(IQR) QL-3(IQR)

Interquartile Range

Inner Fence QU+1.5(IQR)

Outer Fence

QU+3(IQR)

BOX AND WHISKER PLOT


A box and whisker plot uses 5 key values to describe a set of data. Q1, Q2 and Q3, the minimum value and the maximum value. Q 30
1

Q2 = the median Q3 Minimum value Maximum value


30 17 42 45 55

42 45 17 55

15

25

35

45

55

Interquartile Range = 45 30 = 15

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