A dot plot shows the number of hours 49 students spent reading last week: values 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 are marked on the number line. (a) Describe the shape of the distribution (symmetric, skewed left, skewed right, or uniform). (b) Identify any clusters or gaps in the data. (c) Would a dot plot or a histogram be more useful if you had 6 data values instead of 12? Explain.
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A dot plot shows the number of hours 62 students spent reading last week: values 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 are marked on the number line. (a) Describe the shape of the distribution (symmetric, skewed left, skewed right, or uniform). (b) Identify any clusters or gaps in the data. (c) Would a dot plot or a histogram be more useful if you had 1 data values instead of 12? Explain.
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