Question

making a dot plot
you asked the question \how many amusement parks have you visited this summer?\ four people said 1, seven people said 2, three said 3, four said 4, and two said 5. explain how to make a dot plot to display the data.

Explanation:

1. Draw a number - line that includes the values 1 - 5 (the range of responses).
2. Above the number 1, place 4 dots since 4 people said 1.
3. Above the number 2, place 7 dots since 7 people said 2.
4. Above the number 3, place 3 dots since 3 people said 3.
5. Above the number 4, place 4 dots since 4 people said 4.
6. Above the number 5, place 2 dots since 2 people said 5. Each dot represents one person's response.

Answer:

First, draw a number - line with values from 1 to 5. Then, for each value on the number - line, place the corresponding number of dots above it based on the frequency of the responses (4 dots above 1, 7 dots above 2, 3 dots above 3, 4 dots above 4, and 2 dots above 5).