Question

question 4 of 40
the applicants for a soccer coaching position were asked how many years of coaching experience they had. here are the results:
1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 10
on a piece of paper, draw a dot plot to represent the data. then determine which answer choice matches the dot plot you drew.
a.
b.
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d.

Explanation:

Step1: Count frequency of each value

• 1: 2, 2: 3, 4: 2, 5:1, 6:2, 8:3, 10:1

Step2: Match to dot plot

Check each option against counts:

• A: 6 has 1 dot (correct), 8 has 3 dots (correct), 1 has 1 dot (incorrect)
• B: 6 has 2 dots (correct), 8 has 3 dots (correct), 1 has 1 dot (incorrect)
• C: 1 has 1 dot (incorrect), 5 has 3 dots (incorrect)
• D: 1 has 2 dots (correct), 2 has 3 dots (correct), 4 has 2 dots (correct), 5 has 1 dot (correct), 6 has 2 dots (correct), 8 has 3 dots (correct), 10 has 1 dot (correct)

Answer:

D. <The dot plot with 2 dots at 1, 3 dots at 2, 2 dots at 4, 1 dot at 5, 2 dots at 6, 3 dots at 8, 1 dot at 10>