Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Stem and Leaf Plot

A Stem and Leaf Plot resembles a histogram turned on its side. It shows the shape and distribution of values in data sets. The value written in first in the row is referred to as the stem and the number following that value are referred to as the leaves. For instance, the first value is 55; the next value is three then the total distribution of the values would be 553. Simply take the stem and add it to the leaf. Another example, the number 38 would be stem: 3 and Leaf: 8.

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