A box and whisker plot—also called a box plot—displays the five-number summary of a set of data. The five-number summary is the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

Let’s say, you are given a task to compare the annual snowfall between two ski stations for the past 2 decades, you would require a way to summarize all the data. A box plot shows the range and …

Here's a box plot that summarizes the average monthly rainfall of several cities. Find the interquartile range (IQR) of the data.

So first of all, let's make sure we understand what this box-and-whisker plot is even about. This is really a way of seeing the spread of all of the different data points, which are the age of the trees, and to …

A box and whisker plot is a handy tool to understand the age distribution of students at a party. It helps us identify the minimum, maximum, median, and quartiles of the data.

Data can be represented in various ways such as dot plots, histograms, and box plots. Dot plots and box plots are useful for finding the median, while histograms are great for showing the number of values …

A box and whisker plot is a handy tool to understand the age distribution of students at a party. It helps us identify the minimum, maximum, median, and quartiles of the data.

More practice making box plots to summarize data sets.

Here's a box plot that summarizes the average monthly rainfall of several cities. Find the interquartile range (IQR) of the data.

A box-and-whisker plot is a handy tool for visualizing data. By ordering numbers, we can find the range, median, and quartiles. Practice makes perfect when mastering these concepts!