User Guide

Boxplots (continued)
Interpreting boxplots
Maximum data value
Minimum data value
Median for dataset
1
st
quartile for dataset
3
rd
quartile for dataset
6
6. The labels on the figure indicate the five
attributes of the dataset that are
represented in the boxplot. The 1
st
and
3
rd
quartiles indicate the inter-quartile
range for the dataset. 50% of the data
values lie within this range. The two
datasets represented in the figure show
very similar ranges (inter-quartile range)
and centers (medians).
Note: Genesifter uses “simple” boxplots, i.e.-
the “whiskers” are drawn out to the
minimum and maximum value found in
the dataset.