Dot plots are similar to bar graphs. Typically used for a small set of values, a dot plot uses a
dot for each unit of measurement; thus, the undergraduate expense data in Table
1 could be represented by a dot plot like that shown in Figure
1 .
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TABLE 1
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Yearly Expenses of a College Undergraduate
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Item
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Amount
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Tuition fees
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$5,000
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Room and board
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9,000
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Books and lab
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2,000
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Clothes/cleaning
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1,000
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Transportation
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2,000
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Insurance and miscellaneous
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1,000
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Figure 1
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Dot plot of the expenditures of a college undergraduate for the past year.
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Statistics: Overview
Statistics: Graphic Displays
