The following dot plots describe the test scores on Mr. Santos’s final exam.
The second-period class is represented on a number line where the numbers fifty-five to ninety-five are plotted at intervals of five. There is one bullet each plotted above fifty-five, seventy, and ninety-five. Six bullets each are plotted above seventy-five and eighty. Two bullets are plotted above eighty-five and three bullets are plotted above ninety.
The sixth-period class is represented on a number line where the numbers fifty-five to ninety-five are plotted at intervals of five. There is one bullet plotted above sixty-five and two bullets above ninety-five. Three bullets each are plotted above seventy-five and ninety, five bullets above eighty, and six bullets are plotted above eighty-five.
Form a valid inference based on the means of the data sets. Use the drop-down menu to show your answer.
On average, students in the sixth-period class scored
Choose... (Higher, Lower)
as compared to students in the second-period class.