box plots
Quartile visualization charts
A box plot is a statistical graph showing the distribution of data through five key values: minimum, maximum, median, and the boundaries of the middle 50 percent (the first and third quartiles).
The "box" spans the middle half of the data, with a line at the median, while "whiskers" extend to the extremes.
Box plots excel at comparing distributions across groups: The box plots showed that salaries varied more in tech than in manufacturing.
Also called box-and-whisker plots.
Central sorted value
- quartilesFour-part data divisions
- interquartile rangeMiddle fifty percent span
- percentilesHundredth-fraction rank markers
- outliersExtreme data points
whiskers · distribution · range · spread · variability · central tendency · dispersion · skewness
Tendency to change
- spreadTo distribute widely
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- extremesOutermost ends of range
deviation · benchmark · experimental data · clinical trials · quality control
Data shown visually
- graphVisual data display
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- axisRotation reference line
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
categorical · histogram · scatterplot · side-by-side · horizontal · vertical · legend · scale
median
Central sorted value
- quartilesFour-part data divisions
- interquartile rangeMiddle fifty percent span
- percentilesHundredth-fraction rank markers
outliers · whiskers · distribution · range · spread · variability · central tendency · dispersion · skewness · symmetry
variability
Tendency to change
- spreadTo distribute widely
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
extremes · deviation · benchmark · experimental data · clinical trials · quality control
chart
Data shown visually
comparison · categorical · histogram · scatterplot · side-by-side · horizontal · vertical · legend · scale · gridlines
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, image
- data analysisstatistics, analysis, analytics, conclusions, mean
box plotshistograms
Distribution frequency graphs
pie charts · line graphs · heat maps · bar charts · scatter plots
box, plot, boxes, boxed, boxing, boxer, boxers, plots, plotted