box plot

noun

, Statistics.

1. a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle, the ends of which mark the maximum and minimum values, and in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends.

Example Sentences

We started by diving into the literature, and that got me wondering, in data visualization, do we lean too heavily on conventions like the whisker box plot, error bars, and violin plots?

From Scientific American

Each box plot represents samples from one tissue type.

From Nature

Each box plot represents samples from one tissue type.

From Nature

The number in brackets after the tissue or sample name indicates the number of individuals or tissues, respectively, contributing to each box plot.

From Nature

The number in brackets after the tissue or sample name indicates the number of individuals or tissues, respectively, contributing to each box plot.

From Nature