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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How do you read a dot plot?

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To read a dot plot, count the number of dots above each value to determine how many times that value occurs in the dataset.

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What does it mean if a dot plot is skewed?

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A skewed dot plot indicates that the data is not evenly distributed, with more values on one side than the other.

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What is the median in a dataset?

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The median is the middle value when the data points are arranged in order.

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How do you find the range of a dataset?

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The range is found by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value in the dataset.

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What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

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The interquartile range is the difference between the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) in a dataset.

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What does it mean if a dot plot is symmetrical?

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A symmetrical dot plot indicates that the data is evenly distributed around the center.

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How can you determine the mode from a dot plot?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in the dataset, represented by the highest stack of dots in the dot plot.

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What is the purpose of using a dot plot?

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Dot plots are used to visualize the distribution of data points and to identify patterns or trends.

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How do you identify outliers in a dot plot?

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Outliers are data points that are significantly higher or lower than the rest of the data, often appearing as isolated dots.