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Boxplots, hinges, and quartiles

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Problem

I am using SPSS and my boxplot appears incorrect; either the edges of the box do not coincide with the 25th and 75th percentiles, or the whiskers are not drawn to the limits I would expect based on the interquartile range. What is happening?

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16 April 2020

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