4th Grade Dot plots

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What is a dot plot?

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A dot plot is a simple way to display data using dots above a number line, where each dot represents one data point.

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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 on the number line to determine how many times that value occurs.

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What does each dot represent in a dot plot?

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Each dot represents one individual data point or value in the dataset.

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How can you find the total number of data points in a dot plot?

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Add up all the dots above each value on the number line.

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What is the purpose of a dot plot?

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The purpose of a dot plot is to visually display the frequency of data points in a dataset.

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What does it mean if a dot plot has a lot of dots clustered together?

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If a dot plot has many dots clustered together, it indicates that many data points share the same value.

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How can you identify the mode in a dot plot?

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The mode is the value with the most dots above it in the dot plot.

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What is the median in 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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How do you find the range of data 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 a dot plot show about the distribution of data?

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A dot plot shows how data is distributed across different values, indicating patterns or trends.

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