box plot

See also:boxplot

English

Figure 1. Box plot of data from theMichelson–Morley experiment

Alternative forms

• boxplot

Noun

boxplot(pluralbox plots)

1. (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:Rương hình đồ／Rương hình đồ(zh)(xiāngxíngtú)

• Danish:please add this translation if you can
• Finnish:laatikko-janakuvio(fi)
• French:boîte à moustaches(fr)f
• German:Boxplot(de)m
• Greek:θηκόγραμμα(el)n(thikógramma)
• Indonesian:diagram kotak garis
• Malay:plot kotak
• Maori:kauwhata kauamo
• Swedish:lådagramn

See also

• interquartile range