Describing and Comparing Data with Dotplots and Stemplots Answers

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Roger is training for the upcoming track season and records the number of miles that he runs each day for 20 days: 2.5, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 2, 2.5, 0.5, 4, 4.5, 3, 1.5, 1, 0.5, 2.5, 3, 0.5, 4, 4.5, 2, 4Which dotplot displays the data correctly?

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[Image: A dotplot titled Roger apostrophe s Training. A nu...]
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[Image: A dotplot titled Roger apostrophe s Training. A nu...]
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[Image: A dotplot titled Roger apostrophe s Training. A nu...]
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Select the correct set of data for the stemplot.$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $181,000, $300,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $181,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000

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$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $181,000, $300,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000
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$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000
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$459,000, $277,000, $67,000, $123,000, $213,000, $482,000, $85,000, $181,000, $225,000, $92,000, $181,000, $287,000, $196,000, $276,000
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Complete the statements based on the stemplot.

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The January temperature values vary the February temperature values. Average January temperatures tend to be the average February temperatures.:Less than
The January temperature values vary the February temperature values. Average January temperatures tend to be the average February temperatures.:equal to
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This distribution of high temperatures is [___].

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roughly symmetric
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skewed right
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skewed left
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A data set contains the average salary for 100 professions. Alice has chosen a dotplot to display the data, and Joyce has chosen a stemplot to display the data. What advantage does Alice’s display have over Joyce’s display?Dotplots make it easier to construct large data sets, while stemplots do not.Dotplots allow for data to be sorted as values are plotted, while stemplots require values to be sorted before they are entered in the plot.Dotplots make it easy to determine the shape of a distributi

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Dotplots make it easier to construct large data sets, while stemplots do not.
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Dotplots allow for data to be sorted as values are plotted, while stemplots require values to be sorted before they are entered in the plot.
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Dotplots make it easy to determine the shape of a distribution, while stemplots do not.
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Dotplots show the original data, while stemplots do not.

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