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Mathematics (Grade 6)

Statistics

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Statistics: Statistics

Understanding and Constructing Dot Plots

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Understanding and Constructing Dot Plots
Introduction

A dot plot is a simple data display that uses dots placed above a number line to show each value in a data set. Each dot represents one data point, making it easy to see the dis...

Transcript

Rose recorded the number of push-ups her classmates completed in one minute and decided to organize the data using a dot plot.

She began by identifying the smallest and largest values in the data set. The smallest number of push-ups completed was 6, and the largest was 10.

Next, Rose drew a number line starting at 6 and ending at 10....