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 the number line 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 point.

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How can you find the total number of items in a line plot?

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Add up all the marks above the numbers on the line plot.

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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 clearly and to show how often each value occurs.

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What type of data is best represented by a line plot?

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Line plots are best for displaying small sets of numerical data.

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How do you determine the mode from a line plot?

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The mode is the value with the highest number of marks above it on the line plot.

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What is the median in a line plot?

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

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How can you use a line plot to compare data?

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You can compare data by looking at the heights of the marks for different values.

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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 there were no occurrences of that value in the data set.