Comparing Dot Plots

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The median number of miles Mark walked is ___________ the median of the number of miles Nina walked.

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greater than

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The range of the number of miles Nina traveled ____________ the range of the number of miles Mark traveled.

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less than

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The dot plots show the number of miles Ben and Barbara ran in the month of February. Which statement is best supported by the information in the dot plots?

• The mode of the number of miles ran by Barbara is greater than the mode number of miles ran by Ben.
• The least number of miles ran by Ben is greater than the least number of miles ran by Barbara
• The range of the number of miles ran by Barbara is greater than the range of the number of the miles ran by Ben
• The distribution of the data is approximately symmetrical in both sets of data.

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The least number of miles ran by Ben is greater than the least number of miles ran by Barbara

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The dot plots show the number of hours two students watched television in the month of June.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the dot plots?

• The median number of hours Leslie watched television is equal to the median number of hours Dixie watched television.
• The mode number of hours Dixie watched television is greater than the mode number of hours Leslie watched television.
• Dixie had a greater range in the number of hours she watched television than Leslie.
• The least number of hours Leslie watched television is equal to the least number of hours Dixie watch television.

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The least number of hours Leslie watched television is equal to the least number of hours Dixie watch television.

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Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the dot plots? Options: The mode of the number of hours played by Jayden is less than the mode number of hours played by Juan., The mean of the number of hours played by Jayden is more than the mean number of hours played by Juan., Jayden had a greater range of the number of hours played than Juan., The maximum number of hours played by Juan is less than the maximum number of hours played by Jayden.

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The mean of the number of hours played by Jayden is more than the mean number of hours played by Juan.

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The dot plots show the number of siblings of students in two different classrooms.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the dot plots?

• The mode of the data in Mrs. Blackfield's class is less than the mode of the data in Mr. Johnson's class.
• The range of the data in Mr. Johnson's class is less than the range of the data in Mrs. Blackfield's class.
• The median of the data in Mrs. Blackfield's class is greater than the range of the data in Mr. Johnson's class.
• The minimum value of the data in Mr. Johnson's class is greater than the minimum value for the data in Mrs. Blackfield's class.

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The mode of the data in Mrs. Blackfield's class is less than the mode of the data in Mr. Johnson's class.

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Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the dot plots for Mrs. Williams's and Mr. Escobedo's class? Options: The data in Mr. Escobedo's class is approximately symmetrical., The median number of minutes it takes Mrs. Williams's students to get to school is greater than the median number of minutes it takes Mr. Escobedo's students to get to school. , The number of minutes it takes Mrs. Williams's students to get to school has a greater range than the number of minutes it takes Mr. Escobedo's students to get to school., The maximum value of the data for Mr. Escobedo's class is less than the maximum value of the data for Mrs. Williams's class.

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The median number of minutes it takes Mrs. Williams's students to get to school is greater than the median number of minutes it takes Mr. Escobedo's students to get to school.

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The dot plots show the number of ounces of chocolate in two different trail mixes.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the dot plots?

• The range of the data for the Planters Trail Mix is greater than the range of the data for the Kirkland Trail Mix.
• The median of the data for Kirkland Trail Mix is greater than the median of the data for Planters Trail Mix.
• The distributions of the data for Planters Trail Mix and Kirkland Trail Mix are approximately symmetrical.
• The minimum value of the data for Kirkland Trail Mix is less than the minimum value of the data for Planters Trail Mix.

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The range of the data for the Planters Trail Mix is greater than the range of the data for the Kirkland Trail Mix.

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The dot plots show the weight of different books in two stacks at the library.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the dot plots?

• The mode of the data for Stack A is greater than the mode of the data for Stack B.
• The range of the data for Stack B is greater than the range of the data for Stack A.
• The median of the data for Stack B is less than the median of the data for Stack A.
• The maximum value of the data for Stack A is equal to the maximum value of the data for Stack B.

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The range of the data for Stack B is greater than the range of the data for Stack A.

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The dot plots show the ages of students at two different arcades.
Which statement is best supported by the information in the dot plots?

• The range of the age of students at Arcade A is greater than the range of age of students at Arcade B.
• The distribution of the data for Arcade A and Arcade B are approximately symmetrical.
• The median age of students at Arcade A is greater than the median age of students at Arcade B.
• The maximum age at Arcade B is less than the maximum age at Arcade A.

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The median age of students at Arcade A is greater than the median age of students at Arcade B.