How to Create and Interpret a Box and Whisker Plot

A box and whisker plot, also known as a box plot, is a helpful visualization tool for displaying the distribution of a dataset. To create a box plot, you need to find the minimum and maximum values, the median, and the lower and upper quartiles of the data. The box in the middle represents the interquartile range, and the whiskers show the range of the data. Outliers are also displayed as individual points. Interpreting a box plot involves understanding the spread and symmetry of the data. It's a great way to quickly analyze the distribution of a dataset.