make a line plot or bar graph of a data distribution that fits each description.
1. 24 names, with a range os 12 letters.
2. 7 names, with a median lenght of 14 letters.
To create a line plot or bar graph for the given data distributions, follow these steps:
1. 24 names, with a range of 12 letters:
- Start by creating a frequency table to record the number of names falling within certain length intervals. For example, you can create intervals of 1-2 letters, 3-4 letters, 5-6 letters, and so on up to 11-12 letters.
- Count how many names fall within each interval and record the frequencies in the table.
- Once you have all the frequencies, you can create a line plot by drawing a number line representing the length intervals on the x-axis and the corresponding frequency on the y-axis.
- Plot a dot or marker above the appropriate point on the number line representing the frequency for each interval.
- Finally, connect the dots to form a line plot that shows the distribution of name lengths.
2. 7 names, with a median length of 14 letters:
- Create a list of the 7 names and arrange them in ascending order based on their length.
- Find the middle value of the sorted list, which will be the median.
- Since the median length is specified as 14 letters, the fourth name (when sorted) will have a length of 14 letters.
- Now, you can create a bar graph to represent this distribution. On the x-axis, label the categories as the names you have. On the y-axis, represent the length of each name.
- For each name, draw a bar of height representing its length. The fourth bar will have a height of 14.
- Make sure to label the axes and give the graph a title.
Remember, line plots are used to represent the distribution and frequency of data, while bar graphs visualize comparisons between different categories of data.