Question

The dot plots below show the heights of some hockey players and some basketball players:

Two dot plots are shown one below the other. The top and the bottom plots have the title Hockey Team Players and Basketball Team Players respectively. Below the line for each dot plot is written Height followed by centimeters in parentheses. The markings on each line are from 160 to180 at intervals of 1. For the top plot there are two dots for 166 and 1 dot each for 161, 163, 164, 168, 169, 170, and 171. For the bottom plot there are 2 dots each for 168, 172, and 1 dot each for 165, 166, 169, 171, and 174.
Based on visual inspection of the dot plots, which team appears to have the larger average height in centimeters? (5 points)

The hockey team

The basketball team

Both groups are similar

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on visual inspection of the dot plots, it appears that the basketball team has a larger average height in centimeters compared to the hockey team. This is because the dots on the basketball team dot plot are generally higher on the scale, indicating taller players on average.