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Stem & Leaf Plots (This is clip art. ) Stem and Leaf plots are a way of organizing a wide range of numbers in a set of data.

Number of Books per Classroom (100’s, 10’s) (1’s) 7 3 5 8 9 5 7 12 6 8 9 In a stem & leaf plot, the digit or digits in the left “stem” column are combined with a single digit in the right “leaf” column to form a numeral.

Stem & Leaf 75 STEM 7 LEAF 5 For example, to plot the number 75, -Place 7 (the digit in 10’s place) in the stem column. -Place 5 (the digit in 1’s place) in the leaf column.

Stem & Leaf 275 STEM 27 LEAF 5 To plot a 3 digit number such as 275, -Place 27 (the digits in 100’s and 10 s place) in the stem column. -Place 5 (the digit in 1’s place) in the leaf column.

Here is an example: Number of Candy Bars Sold per Student (100’s, 10’s) 2 15 (1’s) 5 6 77 2 3 This plot shows this set of data: (25, 26, 27, 152, 153)

Here is another example: Number of Students per Year (100, 10’s) 6 7 8 9 10 11 (1’s) 1 2 0 3 2 8 5 2 2 3 7 9 The numbers plotted above are: 61, 65, 68, 72, 75, 80, 82, 93, 102, 103, 107, 118, 119

How do you plot the number 315 ? (Click one of the arrows below for Plot A or Plot B) B A Number of Trees in our Yards (100’s) (10’s, 1’s) 3 15 A Number of Trees in our Yards (100’s, 10’s) 31 B (1’s) 5

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Only a single digit is placed in the “leaf” column Continue

Number of Students per Year (100, 10’s) (1’s) 2 1 5 8 5 2 5 9 9 8 0 2 2 27 9 3 10 2 3 7 11 8 9 This stem & leaf plot shows 18 numbers from a data set ranging from 21 to 119.

Number of Students per Year (100, 10’s) 2 5 8 9 10 11 (1’s) 1 2 0 3 2 8 5 9 9 2 2 27 3 7 9 The numbers plotted are: 21, 25, 28, 52, 55, 59, 80, 82, 82, 87, 93, 102, 103, 107, 118, 119