box plot

American

noun

Statistics.

a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle, the ends of which mark the maximum and minimum values, and in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends.

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Looking at your box plot, does it appear that the data are concentrated together, spread out evenly, or concentrated in some areas but not in others?

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

The box plot also shows us that the lower 25 percent of the exam scores are Ds and Fs.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

The five number summary is used to create a box plot.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

Looking at your box plot, does it appear that the data are concentrated together, spread out evenly, or concentrated in some areas, but not in others?

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

Make comments about the box plot, the histogram, and the chart.

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