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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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 each value occurs.

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What does each mark on a line plot represent?

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Each mark represents one occurrence of a data value.

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What is the purpose of a line plot?

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The purpose of a line plot is to display data in a way that makes it easy to see patterns and frequencies.

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How do you find the highest value in a line plot?

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You find the highest value by looking for the number with the most marks above it.

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

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It means that there were no occurrences of that number in the data set.

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How can you determine the total number of data points from a line plot?

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You can determine the total number of data points by adding up all the marks above each number.

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What is the difference between a line plot and a bar graph?

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A line plot shows data along a number line, while a bar graph uses bars to represent the frequency of data.

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How can you use a line plot to find the mode of a data set?

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The mode is the value with the most marks above it on the line plot.

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What is a data set?

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A data set is a collection of related data points or values.