Question

A group of 15 athletes participated in a golf competition. Their scores are below:

Score (points) 1 2 3 4 5
Number of Athletes 1 2 3 4 5


Would a dot plot or a histogram best represent the data presented here? Why?
Histogram, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges
Histogram, because a small number of scores are reported individually
Dot plot, because a large number of scores are reported as ranges
Dot plot, because a small number of scores are reported individually

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

A dot plot would be the best representation for this data, because the number of scores reported individually is small and a dot plot is ideal for displaying individual data points.