Tableau Desktop Certified Associate: Exam Guide
by Dmitry Anoshin, JC Gillet, Fabian Peri, Radhika Biyani, Gleb Makarenko
Generating box plots
The box plot diagram (also called box and whiskers) is one of the most widespread statistical visualizations today. The box shows the interquartile range (or IQR, that is, the extent of the distribution between the first and third quartiles, also called hinges) with a line for the median, while the whiskers show either the full extent of the data or 1.5 times the interquartile range.
This is a very useful tool for depicting variations when you don't want to infer a normal distribution.
It is possible to create a box plot visualization by either dragging it from the Analytical pane or using the Show me button to create one:
If the Box Plot option is grayed out in the toolbox, hovering over it will show what the issue ...
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