Question

a group of 15 athletes participated in a golf competition. their scores are below: score (points) 1 2 3 4 5 number of athletes 1 2 3 4 5 would a dot plot or a histogram best represent the data presented here? why? histogram, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges histogram, because a small number of scores are reported individually dot plot, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges dot plot, because a small number of scores are reported individually

Explanation:

Dot - plots are good for showing individual data points when the number of distinct values is small. Here, we have a small number of distinct score values (1 - 5) and the number of athletes for each score is given individually. Histograms are better for grouped data or when there are a large number of distinct values grouped into intervals.

Answer:

Dot plot, because a small number of scores are reported individually