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 a dot at a specific number in a dot plot indicate?

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It indicates that there is at least one data point with that specific value.

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How do you determine the number of data points in a dot plot?

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Count the number of dots above each value on the number line.

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What does it mean if a dot plot has no dots above a number?

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It means there are no data points with that value in the dataset.

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How can you find the median from a dot plot?

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

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What is the mode in a dot plot?

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

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How do you find the range of a dataset represented in a dot plot?

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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 does it mean if a data point is an outlier in a dot plot?

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An outlier is a data point that is significantly higher or lower than the other points in the dataset.

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How can you tell how many people slept fewer than 8 hours from a dot plot?

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Count the total number of dots to the left of the number 8 on the plot.

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What type of data can be represented using a dot plot?

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Dot plots can represent any type of quantitative data.

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