 Box & Whisker Plot

 Introduction:
 Box and whisker plots are very effective and easy to read, as they can
summarize data from multiple sources and display the results in a single
graph. Box and whisker plots allow for comparison of data from
different categories for easier, more effective decision making.
 The box plot , which are graphically very simple, are based on the
median, and a Interquartile Range (IQR) .They are informative and
effective for comparing two or more data sets / distribution.
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 When to use a Box and Whisker Plot:
we use a box and whisker plots when you have multiple data sets
from independent sources that are related to each other in some
way.

Examples:

Data from before and after a process.

 How to Make a Box and Whisker Plot
The procedure to develop a box and whisker plot comes from the
five statistics below.

Maximum value: The largest value in the data set

Minimum value: The smallest value in the data set
First quartile: The value below which the lower 25% of the data
are contained
Median value: The middle number in a range of numbers
Third quartile: The value above which the upper 25% of the
data are contained
 Example: Construct a box & whisker plot for the given data.

Mini = 6.25

Max = 16.5

IQR = 9.25

Q = 3.75
1

Q = 5.5
3
 The Box And whisker plot:

3.75 + 5.5

Mini= 6.25 Maxi= 16.5

Q1 Q3
IQR=9.25

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During rainy days when the roads are wet and you drive the car sometimes the water
spills on the road. When the petrol mixes with the water we can see different colors.

Dispersion of colors in soap bubbles.

After the rain, we see the rainbow in the sky which is due to the dispersion of the
sunlight.