{"id":793,"date":"2021-08-16T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=793"},"modified":"2022-01-19T18:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:38:34","slug":"introduction-to-boxplots","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-boxplots\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Box Plots","rendered":"Introduction to Box Plots"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: how to construct box plots and understand their meanings<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-794 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/08\/16164424\/pexels-pixabay-163487-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a baseball pitcher pitching\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhat is the range of the salaries for the middle 50% of Major League Baseball players? 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