Reading dot plots and frequency tables

The  exercise appears under the 6th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices proficiency with reading and understanding dotplots and frequency tables.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Interpret the dot plot: This problem has a dot plot that represents a set of data. The student is asked to answer a question that tests their understanding of the dot plot being pictured.Rdpaft1.png
 * 2) Interpret the frequency table: This problem has a frequency table that represents a set of data. The student is asked to answer a question that tests their understanding of the frequency table being represented.Rdpaft2.png

Strategies
Knowledge of statistical vocabulary and the ability to do basic statistical calculations are encouraged to ensure success on this exercise.
 * 1) A dot plot uses a number of dots to represent a number of data values that take on certain amounts.
 * 2) A frequency table organizes data values with the counts for how often they appear.
 * 3) The problems can ask for a number of data values at certain amounts, or ranges of these values.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Data and statistics appear in news reports and in the media every day.
 * 2) Many of the problems in this exercise could be viewed as real-life applications.
 * 3) Statistics can be seen more frequently than calculus in every day life.