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DOC: clarify boxplot whiskers extension #34070

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doc: clarify boxplot whisker's extension
neutrinoceros May 8, 2020
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Correct a typo
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doc: rewording (applied joooey's suggestion)
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Expand Up @@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ def hist_frame(
groups of numerical data through their quartiles.
The box extends from the Q1 to Q3 quartile values of the data,
with a line at the median (Q2). The whiskers extend from the edges
of box to show the range of the data. The position of the whiskers
is set by default to `1.5 * IQR (IQR = Q3 - Q1)` from the edges of the box.
Outlier points are those past the end of the whiskers.
of box to show the range of the data. By default, they extend no more than
`1.5 * IQR (IQR = Q3 - Q1)` from the edges of the box, ending at the farthest
data point within that interval. Outliers are plotted as separate dots.

For further details see
Wikipedia's entry for `boxplot <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_plot>`_.
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