5.1
Plotting And Interpreting Data
July 9, 2025
Maryam Syed
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AI Summary
Plotting and interpreting data involves creating visual representations like number lines, histograms, and box plots to better understand patterns and distributions. Using the Plot, Read, Describe method helps break down the process: draw the graph, observe the data, and explain what it shows.
Plotting and Interpreting Data
Plotting and interpreting data means creating graphs to show data clearly and understanding what the graphs tell us. Simply, it’s just drawing data and reading what it shows.
Plot, Read, Describe Method
Plot: Draw the data using the correct graph
Read: Look at what the data shows
Describe: Explain what you see about the data
Examples
Data: 2, 3, 3, 4, 5
Draw a number line with these numbers.
Step 2: Place a dot above each number for how many times it appears.
2 → ●
3 → ●●
4 → ●
5 → ●
Interpret: The most common number (mode) is 3.
Histogram Example
Shows data grouped in ranges (like a bar graph but with ranges).
Box Plot Example
Shows the minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum to understand data spread.