Question

The dot plot below shows the number of dogs in neighborhood houses: A dot plot with integers 1 to 5 is shown. It is labeled Dogs, and titled Dogs in Houses. There are 4 dots above 1, 3 dots above 2, 2 dots above 3, 1 dot above 4, and 1 dot above 5. Which of the following statements best describes the shape of the data? It is symmetric and has a peak at 1. It is symmetric and has a peak at 4. It is not symmetric and has a peak at 1. It is not symmetric and has a peak at 4.

Answer 1

It is not symmetric because it has a peak at 1 and to be symmetric it has to be the same on both sides of the peak

Answer 2

The correct statement is:

It is not symmetric and has a peak at 1.

Explanation:

We may make a dot plot based on the given information.

The dot plot is attached to the answer.

We may clearly observe that the dot plot is not symmetric since, there is no such point such that the plot to its left and right are equal.

Also,the frequency corresponding to '1' is highest (i.e. there are 4 dots above 1)

Hence, the peak of the dot plot is at '1'.