Table 6 Responses: plots and text boxes in TinkerPlots for measurement of one student ( n  = 36)*
From: Exploring variation in measurement as a foundation for statistical thinking in the elementary school
Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
0 | Not interpretable; not addressing the question; no text box. | 8 |
1 | Literal reporting of aspects of the plot, for example, what variable the graph displays, labels on the axis, number of data values. | 50 |
2 | Description of explicit information read from the graph, for example, 1 or 2 of the following types of comment: specific measurements such as range, most frequent (popular) values, outlier. | 39 |
3 | Additional information beyond, but including, the types of comments in code 2, for example, at least 3 comments of the following type: specific measurements such as range, most frequent (popular) values, outlier, percent values in the plot, intervals, averages. | 3 |