Question

you asked amusement park visitors the question \how many times did you ride the ferris wheel today?\ as they left the park. four people said they rode a ferris wheel 5 times. explain how this would be shown on a dot plot.

Explanation:

Step1: Understand Dot Plot Basics

A dot plot uses dots to represent the frequency of data values. The x - axis shows the data values (number of Ferris wheel rides), and the y - axis (implicitly) shows the frequency.

Step2: Locate the Data Value

For the data value of 5 (since people rode the Ferris wheel 5 times), we look at the position on the x - axis corresponding to 5.

Step3: Represent the Frequency

Since four people reported riding the Ferris wheel 5 times, we place four dots above the value 5 on the dot plot. These dots are stacked (or placed in a column) above the number 5 to show that the frequency of the data value 5 is 4.

Answer:

On a dot plot, we first label the x - axis with the number of Ferris wheel rides. We find the position on the x - axis corresponding to the value 5 (for 5 rides). Then, we place 4 dots above the number 5. These 4 dots represent the 4 people who said they rode the Ferris wheel 5 times, showing the frequency of the data value 5.