Line Plots
Line Plots: a useful TOOL that makes it easy to show how the data is grouped
or clustered.
HOW TO MAKE A LINE PLOT:
1. Take a survey or display data on a table or tally chart:
Library Books Borrowed
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
2
1
3
2
5
3
6
1
2. Draw a number line. It must include all of the numbers in the first column
of the table. Be sure to label.
3. Draw an X for each answer in the table.
4. When all X’s are recorded, title the line plot.
Library Books Borrowed
x
x
x
x
x
x
2
3
4
Books Borrowed
5
x
6