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    Box-and-whisker Chart

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    Alternate names

    box-and-whisker chart | box plot | whisker plot

    Basic definition

    A box-and-whiskers plot is a histogram-like method of displaying data.

    Detailed definition

    A box-and-whisker plot (sometimes called simply a box plot) is a histogram-like method of displaying data, invented by J. Tukey. To create a box-and-whisker plot, draw a box with ends at the quartiles Q_1 and Q_3. Draw the statistical median M as a horizontal line in the box. Now extend the

    Related terms

    dot plot | hinge | histogram | interquartile range | quartile | statistical median

    Related Wolfram Language symbol

    BoxWhiskerChart

    Educational grade level

    high school level (AP statistics, California probability and statistics standard)

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