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 each dot in a dot plot represent?

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Each dot in a dot plot represents one data point or one occurrence of a value.

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

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To find the total number of data points, add up all the dots in the plot.

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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 distribution of data points and to make it easy to see patterns or trends.

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How do you determine the mode from a dot plot?

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

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What is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset called?

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The difference between the highest and lowest values is called the range.

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How can you find the median from a dot plot?

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To find the median, arrange the data points in order and find the middle value.

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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 a frequency in the context of a dot plot?

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Frequency refers to the number of times a particular value appears in the dataset.