The distribution differs from one college to the next, but by far less than in the previous rounds. The plot on the left below illustrates these differences in the total award and also the difference in the composition of the mean award in each college. The figure on the right shows the propensity of deans and directors to add or subtract from departmental recommendations in each unit. Five of 10 administrators refrained altogether from subtracting from departmental recommendations. More than 9 in 10 awards in Ag and Engineering were increased by the deans, in contrast to CEIS, ENV, Academic Affairs and Science, where more than 1 in 5 awards were reduced by deans.
Dispersion measures how much variation exists in the data.
These two colleges also have the lowest standard deviations, another measure of dispersion. The lower whisker extends from the minimum to the 25 th percentile. The box extends from the 25 th to the 75 th percentile, with the line at the median. The upper whisker extends from the 75 th percentile to the maximum. Points beyond the minimum or maximum are extreme values and outliers.