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{{Quotation|In [[descriptive statistics]], a <b>boxplot</b> (also known as a <b>box-and-whisker diagram</b> or <b>plot</b> or <b>candlestick chart</b>) is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their five-number summaries (the smallest observation, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and largest observation). A boxplot also indicates which observations, if any, might be considered outliers. The boxplot was invented in 1977 by the American statistician John Tukey.<br /><br />Boxplots are able to visually show different types of populations, without making any assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. The spacings between the different parts of the box help indicate variance, skewness and identify outliers. Boxplots can be drawn either horizontally or vertically.|[Wikipedia, 2007]}} | {{Quotation|In [[Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2007/08 - Gruppe 07 - descriptive statistics|descriptive statistics]], a <b>boxplot</b> (also known as a <b>box-and-whisker diagram</b> or <b>plot</b> or <b>candlestick chart</b>) is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their five-number summaries (the smallest observation, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and largest observation). A boxplot also indicates which observations, if any, might be considered outliers. The boxplot was invented in 1977 by the American statistician John Tukey.<br /><br />Boxplots are able to visually show different types of populations, without making any assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. The spacings between the different parts of the box help indicate variance, skewness and identify outliers. Boxplots can be drawn either horizontally or vertically.|[Wikipedia, 2007]}} | ||
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Definitions
In descriptive statistics, a boxplot (also known as a box-and-whisker diagram or plot or candlestick chart) is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their five-number summaries (the smallest observation, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and largest observation). A boxplot also indicates which observations, if any, might be considered outliers. The boxplot was invented in 1977 by the American statistician John Tukey.
Boxplots are able to visually show different types of populations, without making any assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. The spacings between the different parts of the box help indicate variance, skewness and identify outliers. Boxplots can be drawn either horizontally or vertically.
Boxplots are able to visually show different types of populations, without making any assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. The spacings between the different parts of the box help indicate variance, skewness and identify outliers. Boxplots can be drawn either horizontally or vertically.
[Wikipedia, 2007]
References
- [Wikipedia, 2007] Wikipedia, Box plot. Retrieved at: October 24, 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_plot