Question

Why are box and whisker plots called box and whisker plots? links, paragraphs please.

Answer 1

Answer:

there is a box in the middle and lines( which can be called whiskers) on the side

Step-by-step explanation:

lower quartile, upper quartile, and median make the box. Least and greates value make the whiskers

Wikipedia:

In addition to the box on a box plot, there can be lines (which are called whiskers) extending from the box indicating variability outside the upper and lower quartiles, thus, the plot is also termed as the box-and-whisker plot and the box-and-whisker diagram.