Distributions & Their Shapes

Distributions & Their Shapes

Dot Plots, Histograms, & Box Plots

Standards: S.ID.1,2,3

• Learning Target: I CAN successfully construct dot plots, box plots, and histograms

For questions 1 & 2, determine the best way to display the data--dot plot, box plot, or histogram.

Multiple Choice

1.) Rob wanted to determine the salt content in canned vegetables, so he went to the local grocery store and recorded his data.

• dot plot

• histogram

• box plot

Multiple Choice

2.) Lily conducted a school survey to determine how often during a month that teachers gave homework assignments.

• dot plot

• histogram

• box plot

Multiple Choice

3.) Given the following data set, determine Q1:

81, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 97, 100

• 81

• 85.5

• 89

• 95

Multiple Choice

4.)Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Multiple Choice

5.)Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Multiple Choice

6.)Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Multiple Choice

7.)Describe the distribution of the histogram:

• Left Skewed

• Symmetrical

• Right Skewed

• Uniform

Multiple Choice

8.)What is the shape of the distribution?

• Skewed Left

• Skewed Right

• Symmetric

• Bimodal

Multiple Choice

9.)Type of Data arrangement

• Symmetrical

• Hairline

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

Multiple Choice

10.)Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• SYMMETRICAL