dotplot
nounUK /ˈdɒt.plɒt/
US /ˈdɑːt.plɑːt/
A dotplot is a picture that uses dots to show how many times each thing happens.
The teacher made a dotplot on the board to show how many books each student read.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A statistical chart where each data value is marked with a dot above a number line.
The dotplot showed that most students scored between 70 and 80 on the test.
3. A display in which dots represent individual observations grouped by category.
We used a dotplot to compare the number of pets each family owns.
4. A simple graph used in elementary math to organize small sets of data.
Her dotplot had five dots above the number 3, meaning five people chose 3.