Dot Plots

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What is a dot plot?

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A dot plot is a statistical chart that consists of dots representing the frequency of data points along a number line.

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How do you find the median of a data set?

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To find the median, arrange the data in order and identify the middle value.

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What does the mode represent in a data set?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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How do you calculate the range of a data set?

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The range is calculated by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value in the data set.

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What is the mean of a data set?

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The mean is the average of all the values, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

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If the data set is 4, 3, 6, 4, 3, 6, 6, 3, 2, 1, 3, what is the mode?

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The mode is 3, as it appears most frequently.

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What is the first step in creating a dot plot?

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The first step is to collect and organize the data you want to represent.

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How can you visually interpret a dot plot?

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You can interpret a dot plot by observing the number of dots above each value, which indicates frequency.

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What does it mean if a dot plot has multiple peaks?

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Multiple peaks indicate that there are multiple modes in the data set, showing that several values occur frequently.

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What is the importance of the median in a data set?

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The median provides a measure of central tendency that is not affected by extreme values.