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This lesson is aligned with TEKS 2012 - 6th Grade Mathematics.

• TEKS Math 6.13A: Interpret numeric data summarized in dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box plots.

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24 Questions:

1. In a stem-and-leaf plot, what does the stem represent?
2. Which type of graph uses bars touching each other to show frequency intervals?
3. What does the box in a box plot represent?
4. Which of the following is not a way to summarize numerical data?
5. A stem-and-leaf plot shows math quiz scores of 6th graders:
   What is the lowest score in this data set?
6. A box plot shows median = 50 and maximum = 100. Is it true that most of the data values are near 100?
7. The Austin Weather Center recorded daily high temperatures for a week. What is the mean temperature for the week?
8. Mrs. Thompson’s 6th-grade class listed their math test scores. How many students scored 90 points or higher?
9. A middle-school club held a car-wash to raise money for a field trip. How many cars were washed in total?
10. Students at Houston Middle School compared their science-quiz scores. What is the interquartile range (IQR)?
11. Students recorded how far they ran during the annual charity fun-run. What is the median distance?
12. A Dallas animal shelter recorded the ages of dogs available for adoption. How many dogs are younger than 10 years?
13. The image shows two box plots comparing the scores of Team A and Team B in 10 basketball games. Team A’s box is wider but centered lower, while Team B’s box is narrower but shifted higher. Which statement best explains the difference?
14. The histogram shows the heights of 30 sixth-graders grouped by inch ranges (48–52, 53–57, 58–62, 63–67). If most students fall between 58 and 62 inches, what can be said about the data’s spread?
15. A dot plot shows hours of sleep per night for 12 students. Most dots are between 6 and 8 hours, but one is at 2 hours. How does this outlier affect the data’s mean?
16. A stem-and-leaf plot for students’ running times (minutes) is missing one value from the “2 | ” stem. If the mean should be 17 and the current mean is 16, what could the missing value be?
17. The histogram shows daily temperatures (°F) in Austin for two weeks, with most bars between 75–85 °F and few below 70. What best describes the temperature pattern?
18. Emma is conducting a survey to understand how much families in her neighborhood spend on groceries each month. She collects data from 20 families and creates a box plot to summarize the results.
    Based on the box plot, which statement is most accurate about the families’ spending habits?
19. Retail Business Analyst - Sales Performance Analysis
    The histogram below shows the number of products sold each day at a retail store over a week. Based on the histogram below, on which day were the most products sold?
20. Logistics and Transportation Managers - Delivery Driver Travel Distances
    A logistics company in Denver tracks how many miles each driver travels in one workday. The operations manager creates a dot plot to compare workloads between drivers. Which distance was traveled by the greatest number of drivers?
21. Hospital Administrator - Emergency Room Wait Times
    A hospital in Houston wants to reduce patient wait times. The ER director collects wait-time data and summarizes it in a stem-and-leaf plot. What is the longest wait time recorded?
22. Fitness Director - Gym Membership Ages
    A gym in Chicago wants to create age-appropriate fitness programs. The manager reviews a histogram showing the ages of current members. Which age group has the lowest membership?
23. Meteorologists - Daily High Temperatures
    A local news meteorologist in Phoenix summarizes a month of high temperatures using a box plot to discuss heat waves. What is the median high temperature?
24. Baker - Cookies Sold Per Hour
    A bakery in Seattle tracks how many cookies they sell each hour so they can plan when to bake fresh batches. The data is shown in a dot plot. Based on the dot plot, what is the range of the number of cookies sold per hour?