A box and whisker plot is developed from five statistics. 1  Minimum value â the smallest value in the data set. 2  Second quartile â the value below which the lower 25% of the data are contained. 3  Median value â the middle number in a range of numbers. 4  Third quartile â the value above which the upper 25% of the data are contained.
An obvious possible reason for the Titanic sinking is the weather on the Atlantic during the time of the tragedy. The ocean was unusual because of the calm sea without wind or swell. Under normal conditions the waves would have broken over the base of the iceberg giving lookouts sooner warning.
In the last section, the design changes made to ships and the safety regulations that have been developed as a result of the Titanic disaster are explained. The article concludes with a review of the causes and effects of the rapid sinking of the Titanic.n the case of the Titanic disaster, the causes for the sinking indicate that shipbuilding technology was far more advanced than the understanding which engineers had of the materials they were using to build the ships.