Box and Whisker

Plot
By: Catherine C. Gonzales
BSBA II
 Box and Whisker Plot
It displays the five number summary of a set of data. The five number
summary is the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and
maximum.

a box from the first quartile to the third quartile.
In a box plot, we draw
A vertical line goes through the box at the median. The whiskers go
from each quartile to the minimum or maximum.
Example of Box and Whisker Plot

Q1 median Q3
min max
 Example:
A sample of 10 boxes of raisins

has these weights (in grams):

Finding the Five

Number
25, 28, 29, 29, 30, 34, 35, 35, 37, 38

Summary
 Step 1: Order the data from smallest to largest.

25, 28, 29, 29, 30, 34, 35, 35, 37, 38

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c ed Step 2: Find the median.

Pro 25, 28, 29, 29, 30, 34, 35, 35, 37, 38
30+34 The median is

= 32
2 32.
Step 3: Find the quartiles

Q1 is the median of the data

Q3 is the median of the data

points to the left of the median. points to the right of the median.
25, 28, 29, 29, 30 34, 35, 35, 37, 38
Q1 = 29 Q3 = 35

Step 4: Complete the five number summary by finding the min and the

max.
The min is the smallest data point, which is 25.
The max is the largest data point, which is 38.

The five number summary is 25, 29, 32, 35, 38.

 Step 1: Scale and label an axis that fits the five

number summary.

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M Plo t Step 2: Draw a box from Q1 to Q3 with a vertical

Bo x line through the median.

 Step 3: Draw a whisker from Q1 to the min

and from Q3 to the max.

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 Final Product
We don't need the labels on the final product
Thank You!