The following data show the number of dogs per house in a neighborhood: 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 1, 5, 2, 1, 3, 1 The data have been organized into a dot plot, as shown below: A dot plot with integers 1 to 5 is shown. It is labeled Dogs, and titled Dogs in Houses. There are 4 dots above 1, 3 dots above 2, 2 dots above 3, 1 dot above 4, and 1 dot above 5. For which number are the data plotted incorrectly?

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Precious Adkins

21 May, 10:23

The following data show the number of dogs per house in a neighborhood: 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 1, 5, 2, 1, 3, 1 The data have been organized into a dot plot, as shown below: A dot plot with integers 1 to 5 is shown. It is labeled Dogs, and titled Dogs in Houses. There are 4 dots above 1, 3 dots above 2, 2 dots above 3, 1 dot above 4, and 1 dot above 5. For which number are the data plotted incorrectly?

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Elaina Jensen · Answer 1

From the given data, there are five 1's, three 2's, two 3's, one 4 and one 5. All in all there are 26 dogs. From the accounting we did from the previous sentence, it is evident that there should be 5 dots above 1. 1 is the number in which the data are plotted incorrectly.