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A box and whisker plot is a diagram showing statistical distribution of a data set. This plot makes it easy to see how the data is distributed along a number line. Best of all, a box and whisker plot is easy to make. | A box and whisker plot is a diagram showing statistical distribution of a data set. This plot makes it easy to see how the data is distributed along a number line. Best of all, a box and whisker plot is easy to make. | ||
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#Gather your data. <br>Let's say we start the numbers 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5. These will be used for calculation examples. | #Gather your data. <br>Let's say we start the numbers 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5. These will be used for calculation examples. | ||
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#Finished. Look at a box and whiskers plot to visualize the distribution of numbers in any data set. You can easily see, for example, whether the numbers in the data set bunch more in the upper quartile by looking at the size of the upper box, as well as the size of the upper whisker. Box and whisker plots are great alternatives to bar graphs and histograms.<ref>http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/</ref> | #Finished. Look at a box and whiskers plot to visualize the distribution of numbers in any data set. You can easily see, for example, whether the numbers in the data set bunch more in the upper quartile by looking at the size of the upper box, as well as the size of the upper whisker. Box and whisker plots are great alternatives to bar graphs and histograms.<ref>http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/15/how-to-read-and-use-a-box-and-whisker-plot/</ref> | ||
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