2007-04-05 05:18:44 · 4 answers · asked by clair s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I think they show the average of a group of numbers. because the line through the middle of the box i think that means the average of the numbers.
2007-04-05 05:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by Angie P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Box and whisker diagrams graphically show details of a collection of data rather than by mathematical parameters such as mean and sd.
The diagram also indicates the "shape" of the data, rather than relying on the assumption that it is "bell-shaped", or normal.
2007-04-05 12:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Box and whisker show 5 things
Min x
Max x
lower quartile
upper quartile
and median
2007-04-05 12:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by leo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi
its shows the outliers of the data that is the values which are deviated from all other values.
example 45, 30 ,34 , 1
1 is the outlier here.
thankyou
2007-04-05 12:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by valivety v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋