Interpreting Line Plots

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What is a line plot?

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A line plot is a graph that shows data along a number line, where each mark represents a value.

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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 value.

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How can you find the total number of students 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 does it mean if two numbers have the same number of marks on a line plot?

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It means the same number of students or items correspond to those two values.

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How do you determine how many students answered a specific number of questions correctly?

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Look for the mark above that number on the line plot and count the marks.

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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 make it easy to see how many times each value occurs.

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If a line plot shows 4 marks above the number 5, what does that mean?

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It means 4 students answered 5 questions correctly.

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How can you compare two values on a line plot?

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Look at the number of marks above each value to see which has more or fewer occurrences.

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What does it mean if there are no marks above a number on a line plot?

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It means that no students or items correspond to that number.