Syllabus bites: Dot plots and Two-way tables

Dot plots

Understanding dot plots

Look up 'dot plot' and other types of data displays in this online Mathematics dictionary.

Watch Worked example: Dot plots (embedded YouTube video—may require teacher internet login).

Construct and interpret dot plots

Winning dots activity

Complete the student activity at Winning dots. View on screen or download (.pdf 1.7MB).

Complete the dot plot activities (Questions 1–3) in Dot plots and stem-and-leaf plots.

Links for teachers

Construct or interpret dot plots using this Google Docs. Dot Plots. (You will need to make a copy of this file using your own Google account. Teachers can also make a copy and assign in Google Classroom.)

Explore these links

Create a graph and explore other Interactive Maths games and activities for other graph types.

Try Plop it! to create bar graphs and view mean, median and mode.

Use the Basic data grapher to analyze data with pictographs.

You can also learn about Histograms and try this Interactive Histogram activity.

The dot plot below shows the pets owned by a class of students. Complete the Pets dot plot quiz.

Example of a dot plot: A survey of pets we have in our class

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