Question
Marie takes phone orders at Main Street Pizza. This line plot shows the number of toppings on the pizza orders she took in one hour last night.
Pizza orders
Number of toppings
Complete the sentences.
The distribution of the number of pizza toppings is best described as
So, the mean
an appropriate measure of center
Pizza orders
Number of toppings
Complete the sentences.
The distribution of the number of pizza toppings is best described as
So, the mean
an appropriate measure of center
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To complete the sentences regarding the distribution of the number of pizza toppings based on the line plot data (which I don't have access to), you would typically analyze the shape and spread of the data. Here is a general template you could use:
1. **The distribution of the number of pizza toppings is best described as** (choose one or more terms based on the actual data):
- **skewed to the right** (if more orders have fewer toppings and a few have many toppings)
- **skewed to the left** (if more orders have many toppings and a few have fewer toppings)
- **uniform** (if the toppings are evenly distributed across all numbers)
- **bimodal** (if there are two distinct peaks in the number of toppings)
- **normal** (if the data forms a bell-shaped curve)
2. **So, the mean** (make a conclusion based on the spread of the data):
- **is an appropriate measure of center** if the distribution is symmetric and does not have outliers (e.g., "The mean is an appropriate measure of center because the distribution appears to be symmetric.")
- **is not an appropriate measure of center** if the distribution is skewed or has outliers (e.g., "The mean is not an appropriate measure of center because the distribution is skewed to the right.")
You would adjust these sentences based on the specific characteristics of the data from the line plot. If you have the number of toppings or can describe the plot, I could provide more tailored responses!
1. **The distribution of the number of pizza toppings is best described as** (choose one or more terms based on the actual data):
- **skewed to the right** (if more orders have fewer toppings and a few have many toppings)
- **skewed to the left** (if more orders have many toppings and a few have fewer toppings)
- **uniform** (if the toppings are evenly distributed across all numbers)
- **bimodal** (if there are two distinct peaks in the number of toppings)
- **normal** (if the data forms a bell-shaped curve)
2. **So, the mean** (make a conclusion based on the spread of the data):
- **is an appropriate measure of center** if the distribution is symmetric and does not have outliers (e.g., "The mean is an appropriate measure of center because the distribution appears to be symmetric.")
- **is not an appropriate measure of center** if the distribution is skewed or has outliers (e.g., "The mean is not an appropriate measure of center because the distribution is skewed to the right.")
You would adjust these sentences based on the specific characteristics of the data from the line plot. If you have the number of toppings or can describe the plot, I could provide more tailored responses!