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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, using Xs or dots to represent each data point.

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How do you create a line plot?

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To create a line plot, draw a horizontal line, mark a scale with numbers, and place an X or dot above each number to represent the data points.

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What does each X represent in a line plot?

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Each X represents one occurrence of a data point in the dataset.

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What is the purpose of a line plot?

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The purpose of a line plot is to visually display data and make it easy to see patterns, trends, and frequencies.

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

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To find the total number of data points, count all the Xs or dots on the line plot.

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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 points along a number line, while a bar graph uses bars to represent the frequency of categories.

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What does it mean if a line plot has a lot of Xs clustered together?

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If a line plot has many Xs clustered together, it indicates that there are many data points with similar values.

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How can you determine the mode from a line plot?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently, which can be identified by the highest stack of Xs in 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 that can be represented in a line plot.

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How do you interpret a line plot?

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To interpret a line plot, look at the number of Xs above each value to understand the frequency of each data point.

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