Monday, April 18, 2011

Stem and Leaf Plot

























http://mainland.cctt.org/mathsummer/JosephBond/StemAndPlots/stem-and-leaf_std.htm

This is a stem and leaf plot of gross national product in Western Africa.  As indicated in the key, the number in the stem column is the first number, then followed by the leaf portion of the number.  The GNP is represented in terms of the US dollar as shown by the $.  A steam and leaf plot is used in statistics and is used as a basis for showing quantitative information in a graphical form.  This plot simplifies the data and organizes it so that it may be read and understood easily.

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