"box plot" meaning in English

See box plot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: box plots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} box plot (plural box 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. Wikipedia link: Michelson–Morley experiment, box plot Categories (topical): Statistics, Visualization Synonyms: box-and-whisker diagram, boxplot Related terms: interquartile range Translations (graphical summary of data): 箱形圖 (Chinese Mandarin), 箱形图 (xiāngxíngtú) (Chinese Mandarin), laatikko-janakuvio (Finnish), boîte à moustaches [feminine] (French), Boxplot [masculine] (German), θηκόγραμμα (thikógramma) [neuter] (Greek), diagram kotak garis (Indonesian), plot kotak (Malay), kauwhata kauamo (Maori), lådagram [neuter] (Swedish)

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