IM Alg1.1.4 Practice: The Shape of Distributions

Which of the dot plots shows a symmetric distribution?
Which of the dot plots shows a skewed distribution?
Create a dot plot showing a uniform distribution.
The data represent the number of ounces of water that 26 students drank before donating blood: 8, 8, 8, 16, 16, 16, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 80, 80, 80, 80, 88, 88, 88.
[list][*]Create a dot plot for the data.[/*][*]Create a box plot for the data.[/*][/list]
Create a dot plot for the data.
Create a box plot for the data.
What information about the data is provided by the box plot that is not provided by the dot plot?[br]
What information about the data is provided by the dot plot that is not provided by the box plot?[br]
It was recommended that students drink 48 or more ounces of water. How could you use a histogram to easily display the number of students who drank the recommended amount?[br]
The box plot represents the distribution of the number of points scored by a cross country team at 12 meets.
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possible, find the mean. If not possible, explain why not.[br]
If possible, find the median. If not possible, explain why not.[br]
Did the cross country team ever score 30 points at a meet?[br]
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