Question

Which type of display would be best to show the range and distribution of points scored by a basketball team during the last season?

A. Stem and Leaf plot
B. Box and whisker plot
C. Circle graph
D. Bar graph

Answer 1

Which one are you thinking?

Answer 2

stem and leaf plot

Answer 3

@alyssababy7 @Answerthisnow @AccessDenied Please help :)

Answer 4

no a stem and leaf plot won't be very useful when it comes to seeing how the distribution is spread out

Answer 5

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 6

no, this still won't give you a good idea of the overall distribution

Answer 7

think of a bell curve

Answer 8

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Answer 9

bar graph???

Answer 10

im so bad at this sorry

Answer 11

yes, a bar graph will give you an approximate bell shaped curve

Answer 12

ok so would it be a bar graph for my question???

Answer 13

yes, imagine drawing a curve over the peaks of a dense bar graph where the heights of the bars are the frequencies of points scored

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

this curve will be approximately bell shaped, which gives you a very good picture of what's going on

Answer 16

ohhhhh ok!!! Thank you ;)

Answer 17

it's hard to describe, so try drawing a picture if it's still a bit fuzzy.

Answer 18

you're welcome

Answer 19

:)