Dot Plots

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What is a dot plot?

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A dot plot is a statistical chart that uses dots to represent the frequency of data points in a dataset.

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What does it mean if a dot plot is skewed right?

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A dot plot is skewed right when the tail on the right side is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that most data points are concentrated on the left.

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What is the mode in a dataset?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset.

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How do you find the mode of a set of numbers?

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To find the mode, identify the number that occurs most often in the set.

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What is the spread of data in a dot plot?

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The spread of data refers to the range or variability of the data points in the dot plot.

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How do you calculate the spread of data?

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The spread is calculated by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value in the dataset.

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What is the mean of a dataset?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of numbers.

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How do you find the mean of a set of numbers?

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Add all the numbers together and divide by the total number of values.

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What does it mean if a dot plot is symmetrical?

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A symmetrical dot plot has data points that are evenly distributed around a central value, with both sides mirroring each other.

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What is an example of a skewed left dot plot?

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A skewed left dot plot has a longer tail on the left side, indicating that most data points are concentrated on the right.