Back to Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data — Problem 1 · Task Set 37

HSS.ID Tutor Intake - Data Displays, Statistics, Models, and Correlation

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Grade 9·14 problems·~18 min·Common Core Math - HS Statistics and Probability·domain·id

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Concepts

A coach has the 8 individual sprint times from one race and wants a
display that shows every athlete's exact time. Which plot is the best
choice?

A dot plot, because it preserves every individual value and suits
a small data set.

A histogram, because grouping the 8 times into bins shows the
shape best.

A box plot, because it summarizes the data with five numbers.

A bar graph, because the times are separate categories.