How to Draw and Read a Box Plot

Learn how to draw and interpret box plots, including quartiles and interquartile range (IQR). Let’s get started! 🚀

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Box plot definition showing whiskers, quartiles, and median line used to display the distribution of a data setBox plot showing minimum value, lower quartile (Q1), median (Q2), upper quartile (Q3), and maximum value, with example values for hours of exercise.Box plot showing minimum, maximum, Q1, median, Q3, interquartile range (IQR), and range.

🛎️ What Is a Box Plot?

  • A box plot shows the distribution of a data set.
  • It highlights the spread and middle of the data clearly.

🛎️ Creating a Box Plot

  • Find the minimum, Q1, median (Q2), Q3, and maximum values.
  • Draw a box from Q1 to Q3 with a line at the median.

🛎️ Interpreting a Box Plot

  • The interquartile range (IQR) is Q3 − Q1 and shows the middle 50%.
  • The range is maximum − minimum and shows the full spread.

Practice Questions

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Q1Easy

Consider the following boxplot. What is the range represented by the boxplot?

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Interactive Activity

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