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
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
Which one are you thinking?
OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
stem and leaf plot
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
no a stem and leaf plot won't be very useful when it comes to seeing how the distribution is spread out
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
no, this still won't give you a good idea of the overall distribution
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
think of a bell curve
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OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
bar graph???
OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
im so bad at this sorry
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
yes, a bar graph will give you an approximate bell shaped curve
OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
ok so would it be a bar graph for my question???
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
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
OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
ok
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
this curve will be approximately bell shaped, which gives you a very good picture of what's going on
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OpenStudy (gabylovesyou):
ohhhhh ok!!! Thank you ;)
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
it's hard to describe, so try drawing a picture if it's still a bit fuzzy.