box and whisker plots quick check
1. What is the purpose of a box and whisker plot?
A box and whisker plot is used to summarize and display the distribution of a dataset by showing the minimum, maximum, median, and quartiles of the data.
2. How is the range of the data represented in a box and whisker plot?
The range of the data is represented by the length of the line or "whisker" that extends from the box to the minimum and maximum values in the dataset.
3. How is the median of the data represented in a box and whisker plot?
The median is represented by the line inside the box, which divides the box into two halves.
4. How do you identify outliers in a box and whisker plot?
Outliers are identified as individual data points that fall outside of the whiskers of the plot, beyond a certain distance from the quartiles.
5. How can a box and whisker plot help you quickly compare multiple datasets?
A box and whisker plot allows you to easily compare the shape, spread, and center of multiple datasets by visually comparing the lengths of the boxes, whiskers, and position of the median in each plot.