{"id":50,"date":"2023-01-31T00:46:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T00:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/visualizing-quantitative-data-learn-it-3\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T19:37:59","slug":"visualizing-quantitative-data-learn-it-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/visualizing-quantitative-data-learn-it-3\/","title":{"raw":"Visualizing Quantitative Data: Learn It 3","rendered":"Visualizing Quantitative Data: Learn It 3"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Create a graph that displays key information from quantitative data<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Explain the differences between different graphs that display the same quantitative data<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Dotplots<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\">\r\n<h3>dotplot<\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Dotplots<\/strong> display how many individual observations there are of each value observed, so each observation in the data set appears as its own dot on the graph.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>A large number of observations could overwhelm the display so dotplots work well when the data set is small.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox interact\">Create a dotplot of the data set \"<strong>Oscars: Age<\/strong>\" using the Describing and Exploring Quantitative Data tool.<br \/>\r\nSteps to create a dotplot:\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> Select \"Single Group.\"<strong><br \/>\r\nSTEP 2:<\/strong> Select the Data Set \"Oscars: Age.\"<strong><br \/>\r\nSTEP 3:<\/strong> Under \"Choose Type of Plot\", select \"Dotplot.\"<strong><br \/>\r\nSTEP 4:<\/strong> Choose a \"Dotsize\" or \"1\", and a \"Binwidth\" of \"1.\"<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumen-learning.shinyapps.io\/eda_quantitative\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"850\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/lumen-learning.shinyapps.io\/eda_quantitative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trouble viewing? 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