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The dot plots below show the scores for a group of students for two rounds of a quiz: Two dot plots are shown one below the other. The title for the dot plot on the top is Round 1 and the title for the bottom plot is Round 2. Below the line for each dot plot is written Score. There are markings from 1 to 5 on the line at intervals of one. There are 2 dots above the mark 2, there are 3 dots above the mark 3, there are 2 dots above the mark 4 and there is 1 dot above the mark 5. For the bottom dot plot there are there are 4 dots above the mark 4 and there are 4 dots above the mark 5. Which of the following inferences can be made using the dot plots? There is no overlap between the data. Round 2 scores are lower than round 1 scores. Round 1 scores are higher than round 2 scores. The range of round 1 is greater than the round 2 range.

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Answer:The inference that can be made using the dot plot is:     The range of round 1 is greater than the round 2 range.Step-by-step explanation:Round 1:Score                Frequency   1                          0   2                          2   3                          3   4                          2     5                          1Hence, the minimum score of Round 1 is: 2maximum score is: 5Hence, Range=Maximum value-Minimum score                       =5-2                        =3Similarly, Round-2Score                Frequency   1                          0   2                         0   3                          0   4                          4     5                          4Hence, the minimum score of Round 1 is: 4maximum score is: 5Hence, Range=Maximum value-Minimum score                       =5-4                        =1The scores of round 2 are higher than round-1.Since round 2 have a higher frequency for higher scores as compared to round-1.Hence, Range of round 1 is greater than the range of Round-2.