box plot

See also: boxplot

English

Figure 1. Box plot of data from the Michelson–Morley experiment

Alternative forms

boxplot

Noun

box plot (plural box plots)

(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

Synonyms

box-and-whisker diagram

Translations

graphical summary of data

Chinese:
Mandarin: 箱形圖, 箱形图 (xiāngxíngtú)
Danish: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: laatikko-janakuvio
French: boîte à moustaches (fr) f
German: Boxplot (de) m

See also

interquartile range

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