Question

A group of 22 students participated in a race. Their scores are below:


Score (points)
4–5

6–7

8–9

10–11

12–13

Number of Students
3

5

8

4

2



Would a dot plot or a histogram best represent the data presented here? Why?
Dot plot, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges
Dot plot, because a small number of scores are reported individually
Histogram, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges
Histogram, because a small number of scores are reported individually

Answer 1

Think of what each of these do, a dot plot is a scatter plot that shows certain variables (in this case, number of students to score) individually. A histogram is a graph that shows the ranges of the variables. Which would be better given the information?

Answer 2

so a histogram would show it better

Answer 3

I'll give you some help, look at the `Score` section, they are X to Y (number to number)

Answer 4

why do you think its a histogram? (tell me whether it does ranges or shows individuality)

Answer 5

because it is asking which would show the data the best, in the data it shows the ranges, and not individuality

Answer 6

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