Overview of the boxplot

A box and whisker plot (commonly known as a boxplot) is used to visualize multiple distributions using summary statistics. A boxplot provides information on the five summary statistics of the given dataset variable, which include:

  • The minimum value
  • The maximum value
  • The median
  • The first and third quartiles

In short, a boxplot is popularly used to display data distribution. It helps detect outliers and compare distributions of the data.

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