About the Quartile Calculator
Find Q1, Q2 (median), Q3, the interquartile range and the five-number summary for box plots.
Also known as: quartiles, five number summary, box plot calculator, q1 q3 calculator, lower and upper quartile.
How to use this calculator
- Enter data set.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Q1 = 25th percentile · Q3 = 75th percentile (linear interpolation)
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Data set: 6, 7, 15, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 49
the calculator returns:
- Q1 / Q2 / Q3: 25.5 / 40 / 42.5
- IQR: 17
- Minimum: 6
- Maximum: 49
Tips & common mistakes
- Textbooks use several quartile methods; this calculator uses linear interpolation (the same as Excel’s QUARTILE.INC), so small data sets may differ slightly from a “median of halves” method.