Exercises: Distributions — Center, Spread, and Shape

Use the vocabulary: center, spread, and shape to describe data distributions.

Grade 6·17 problems·~20 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-sp-a-2

Work through problems with immediate feedback

Reading Distributions

Use each display to describe the distribution.

$Dot plot of test scores from 65 to 95. Dots stack highest at 80 with 4 dots. The distribution is roughly symmetric around 80.$

Where do most values in the dot plot cluster?

Around 65 — that is where the lowest scores are.

Around 80 — that is where dots cluster most.

Around 95 — that is where the highest scores are.

Around 100 — that is the top of the scale.