Question

A group of 22 students participated in a race. Their scores are below: Score (points) 4–5 6–7 8–9 10–11 12–13 Number of Students 3 5 8 4 2 Would a dot plot or a histogram best represent the data presented here? Why?

Answer 1

A histogram would best represent the data.
Dot plot is a good way to show a certain trend. However, when it comes to the number of a item, in this case the number of students in a certain score range, a histogram will be the most intuitive and concise. Thus, a histogram best represent the data presented here.