Line Plots

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What is a line plot?

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A line plot is a graph that shows the frequency of data along a number line.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

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How do you read a line plot?

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You read a line plot by looking at the marks above each number to see how many times that number occurs.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

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What does each mark on a line plot represent?

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Each mark on a line plot represents one occurrence of a data point.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

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What is the mode in a set of data?

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The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you find the range of a data set?

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The range is found by subtracting the smallest number from the largest number in the data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What is the median of a data set?

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the difference between the highest and lowest value in a data set called?

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The difference is called the range.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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If a line plot shows 5 marks above the number 3, what does that mean?

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It means that the number 3 occurred 5 times in the data set.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

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How can you tell if two numbers have the same frequency on a line plot?

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You can tell by comparing the number of marks above each number; if they have the same number of marks, they have the same frequency.

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

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What does it mean if a line plot has no marks above a number?

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It means that the number did not occur in the data set.

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