Box plots

Whether you're looking at scientific data or stock price charts, box-and-whisker plots can illuminate patterns in your life. This tutorial covers what they are, how to read them, and how to construct them.

Reading box plots

Reading box plots

Constructing a box plot

Worked example: Creating a box plot (odd number of data points)

Worked example: Creating a box plot (even number of data points)

Creating box plots

Interpreting box plots

Interpreting quartiles