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How do you compare data sets using box-and-whisker plots?
You can see which has the largest spread of data.... Where the extreme values lie... The bigger the box the wider the spread of half of the data... and vice versa
What are box-n-whisker plots used for?
A basic summary of data or a simple comparison of a few sets of data.A basic summary of data or a simple comparison of a few sets of data.A basic summary of data or a simple comparison of a few sets of data.A basic summary of data or a simple comparison of a few sets of data.
Can two box plots have the same range and IQR and yet have completely different data?
No. Four of the data elements must be identical.
What conclusions can you draw from comparing two sets of related data displayed in box and whisker plots?
You can determine differences in:the median, a measure of central tendency;the inter quartile range (IQR). This is a measure of the spread of data around the median;skewness;number of outliers.
Why do you use box and whisker plots?
Because you can compare the values easily, for instance, you can compare the highest and lowest value and compare this to the mean, does the highest and lowest value differ greatly from the mean? Then you know the correlation is a bit unpredictable, you can also use this to compare two box plots, putting them together you can see through the median and quartile range the best way to do something, etc.
