Clusters, Gaps, Peaks, and Outliers

What is a Gap?

• A space in between data points

• That clothing company

• Two close together data points

What do you call when most of the data is located in a certain area on a graph?

• Cluster

• Gap

• Peak

• Data Party

What number is the peak?

• Less than 15

• 50

• Greater than 65

• 60

Describe the clusters in this distribution.

• There is a cluster from 16-21.

• There is no cluster because the data is all together.

Identify any outliers, gaps, or clusters.

• There are no outliers, gaps, or clusters

• Outlier at x = 12, no gaps, cluster at x = 24

• No outliers, gap between x = 3 and x = 12, cluster at x = 18

• There are no outliers, no gaps, cluster at x = 9

Identify any outliers and clusters

• cluster at 8

• Clusters at 5 and 11

• Outlier at 8

• No outliers or clusters

This graph has...

• A cluster and an outlier

• An outlier

• A gap and an outlier

• A cluster

Describe the gaps in the distribution.

• There are no gaps in the data.

• There is a gap at 2.7

• There is a gap at 2.1

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CCSS.3.MD.B.4

Describe the outliers in the distribution.

• There is an outlier at 2.8

• There is an outlier at 2.4

• There are no outliers.

Describe the peak of the distribution.

• There is no peak of the distribution.

• There is a peak at 2.8

• There is a peak at 2.4

• There is a peak at 2.8