Interpreting box plots involves understanding what each component represents:
The box itself represents the interquartile range (IQR), which contains the middle 50% of data points. The line inside the box indicates the median, showing the central value of the dataset. The "whiskers" extend to the smallest and largest values within 1.5 times the IQR from the quartiles, highlighting the range. Data points outside the whiskers are considered outliers and may warrant further investigation, especially in toxicology where they might indicate significant findings.
