box plot

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. 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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Example Sentences

As mentioned previously, a box plot is constructed from five values: the minimum value, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile, and the maximum value.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The following box plot shows the ages of the U.S. population for 1990, the latest available year:

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

Construct a box plot with the following properties.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The box plot shows the number of community service hours logged by participants over the past year.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

The long left whisker in the box plot is reflected in the left side of the histogram.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013