box plot

The BOX PLOT visually summarises the measures of spread and simplifies comparison between the 2 sets of data. It also measures centrality by including the median:

BOX PLOT OF SUMMERTON AND WILLIAMVILLE SALES



The spread from the BOX PLOT is = value at top of box (quartile 3 value) - value at the bottom of the box (quartile 2 value):


For Summerton sales: 700-400 = 300
For Williamville sales:  600-350 = 250