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.

$Dot plot of test scores on a number line from 60 to 100. Dot counts by score: 65 has 1, 70 has 1, 75 has 2, 80 has 4, 85 has 3, 90 has 2, 95 has 1.$

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.