Create a dot plot for the number of wins in the last six seasons for a football tea...
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Problem
Create a dot plot for the number of wins in the last six seasons for a football team. The data is 5, 4, 7, 6, 7, 5.
Answer
A dot plot with a number line from 4 to 7. Above 4, there is 1 dot. Above 5, there are 2 dots. Above 6, there is 1 dot. Above 7, there are 2 dots.
Step-by-step solution
1. Identify the data: The number of wins for the football team over the last six seasons are: 5, 4, 7, 6, 7, 5.
2. Determine the range of the data: The minimum number of wins is 4 and the maximum is 7. This will be the range of our dot plot's number line.
3. Set up the number line: Draw a horizontal number line and mark the integers from the minimum to the maximum number of wins. In this case, the number line will range from 4 to 7. Label the number line as 'Number of wins'.
4. Place dots for each data point: For each number of wins in the dataset, place a dot above the corresponding number on the number line. If a number appears multiple times, stack the dots vertically above that number.
- For 4 wins: There is one season with 4 wins. Place one dot above '4'.
- For 5 wins: There are two seasons with 5 wins. Place two dots stacked above '5'.
- For 6 wins: There is one season with 6 wins. Place one dot above '6'.
- For 7 wins: There are two seasons with 7 wins. Place two dots stacked above '7'.
5. Final Dot Plot Representation: The dot plot will visually represent the frequency of each number of wins.