Dot Plots & Histograms

~14 min · 6, 7th grade

You are analyzing how long students spend on homework each night for a research paper.

Build a dot plot and histogram from raw data. Describe the shape of the distribution.

Real world: Data scientists, doctors, and researchers use distributions to understand what is "normal" in a dataset.

BUILD IT

Drag each student's homework time onto the number line. Stack dots that share the same value.

How many students spend exactly 45 minutes on homework?