Which types of data displays show how many times each value occurs in a data set?
Example Answer: A dot plot
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We are asked to find a data display that shows the mode. The mode is the value or values that occur most often in a data set. One type of data display that shows the number of times each value occurs is a dot plot.
In this type of graph, each dot represents a data point. The number of dots above one value represents the number of times this value occurs. Therefore, the value with most dots above it is the mode. Here, we have shown a data display that shows the mode. Please note that there are other possibilities.
