box plot

A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

Noun

  1. A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

Forms

box plots boxplot

Synonyms

box-and-whisker diagram

Related

interquartile range mean median