Dot plots resources

Students interpret a dot plot showing the number of books read by a class of students.

Students complete a composite dot plot of temperatures using a weather map of the lower North Island.

Students compare the overall distribution of two dot plots and describe their reasons.

Students identify a correct statement about the comparing the overall distribution of two dot plots.

Students decide whether a graph is suitable to display category data and explain their answer.

Students decide which statement about a dot plot is incorrect and explain their reasoning.

Students describe the shape of two distinctive dot plots showing different data.

Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons.

Students complete a dot plot from a table of data about waiting time in a shop.

Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons.

Students show their understanding of a dot plot by responding to questions about the birth months of a class.

Students construct a composite dot plot of shots at a basketball hoop by two classes. They identify the mode and range, and make statements about the results.

Students predict how a cube will travel when flicked in different positions, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

Students state what things will affect how far a cube will travel when flicked in the middle with a ball-point pen, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

Students construct a dot plot of fish seen at an aquarium from a tally chart, and answer questions interpreting the results.

Students conduct a statistical investigation about their prediction of the most common words used in English. They make graphs, describe their shape, and compare their own graph with ones that other students produce.

Students study a dot plot of the months students' were born and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students complete a dot plot of animals seen at the zoo using data provided.