Create a Box Plot for Units Sold per Product
Description:
This program creates a box plot that shows the distribution of units sold for different products. It helps visualize median, quartiles, and outliers.
Code Explanation:
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boxplot()shows distribution of data using 5-number summary. -
Highlights median, quartiles, and outliers.
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Each box represents a product’s units sold.
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Good for comparing distributions between categories.
Program:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Sample data: units sold for 3 products
product_A = [20, 22, 25, 30, 27, 28, 29]
product_B = [15, 18, 20, 22, 19, 24, 26]
product_C = [10, 12, 14, 13, 16, 18, 17]
# Combine data
data = [product_A, product_B, product_C]
labels = ['Product A', 'Product B', 'Product C']
# Create box plot
plt.boxplot(data, labels=labels, patch_artist=True)
# Add title and labels
plt.title('Box Plot: Units Sold per Product')
plt.ylabel('Units Sold')
# Show the plot
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()
Output:
