ML Interview Question: Explain box plot in detail and how it can be used in detecting outliers.

KAMAL

Please explain what is box plot and how does it help in detecting outliers?

Niranjan sahoo

In the boxplot below, the length of the box is IQR, and the minimum and maximum values are represented by the whiskers. The whiskers are generally extended into 1.5IQR distance on either side of the box. Therefore, all data points outside these 1.5IQR values are flagged as outliers.