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:

Step1: Draw the Number Line

Draw a horizontal number line. Label the number line with the possible number of amusement parks visited, which are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. So the number line will have marks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Step2: Plot Dots for Each Value

• For the value 1: Since 4 people said they visited 1 amusement park, place 4 dots above the number 1 on the number line.
• For the value 2: Since 7 people said they visited 2 amusement parks, place 7 dots above the number 2 on the number line.
• For the value 3: Since 3 people said they visited 3 amusement parks, place 3 dots above the number 3 on the number line.
• For the value 4: Since 4 people said they visited 4 amusement parks, place 4 dots above the number 4 on the number line.
• For the value 5: Since 2 people said they visited 5 amusement parks, place 2 dots above the number 5 on the number line.

Answer:

1. Draw a horizontal number line labeled with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (representing the number of amusement parks visited).
2. Above each number, place a number of dots equal to the number of people who gave that response: 4 dots above 1, 7 dots above 2, 3 dots above 3, 4 dots above 4, and 2 dots above 5.