Here is how to interpret a dotplot. 1  Each dot can represent a single observation from a set of data, or a specified number of observations from a set of data. 2  The dots are stacked in a column over a category, so that the height of the column represents the relative or absolute frequency of observations in the category.
Learner's definition of LOUD. 1. : making or causing a lot of noise : strong and noticeable in sound. a loud noise/party. loud music/laughter/applause. She complained in a loud voice.
  The term loudness could be applied to the measure of the amount of sound, and we often use the bel (commonly, the decibel) to measure sound. The decibel is actually a comparison of a sound level to another or to a standard.No better proof of the relative nature of the word loud can probably be found than that. Loudness is a subjective measure, which is often confused with objec â¦ tive measures of sound prtessure such as decibels or sound intensity. Filters such as A-weighting attempt to adjust sound measurements to correspond to loudness as perceived by the average human.