Question

before sending track and field athletes to the olympics, the u.s. holds a qualifying meet. the upper dot plot shows the distances (in meters) of the top 8 shot putters in the preliminary round of the 2012 olympic games. the lower dot plot shows the top 8 throwers in the shot put at the u.s. qualifying meet. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? choose all answers that apply: a the top 8 olympic shot putters in the preliminary round threw farther on average than the top 8 u.s qualifiers.

Explanation:

Step1: Observe the dot - plots

The Olympic preliminary dot - plot has most dots clustered around 20.5 - 21.5 meters, while the U.S. qualifier dot - plot has most dots clustered around 19 - 20 meters.

Step2: Analyze the average distance concept

The average distance is related to the central tendency of the data points. By visual inspection, the values in the Olympic preliminary dot - plot are generally larger.

Answer:

A. The top 8 Olympic shot putters in the preliminary round threw farther on average than the top 8 U.S qualifiers.