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Box plots are useful when visualizing multiple variables simultaneously on the same chart.
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Now, let's take a look at box plots.
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Much like histograms,
they show the distribution of data.
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Box plots are useful when visualizing
multiple variables simultaneously
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on the same chart.
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This allows us to reduce the number
of charts for presentation.
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[SOUND] Each variable shows a box,
or rectangle.
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The bottom of the rectangle represents
the level of the first quartile.
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The top of the box represents
the third quartile of the data set.
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The median is typically represented
by a line inside the box.
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And the minimum and maximum values
are represented by whiskers below and
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