How Do You Construct A Stem-And-Leaf Plot?
An easy way of presenting data in an easy-to-read and organized style is by constructing a stem-and-leaf plot. It only takes a few simple steps to make and the distribution can be referred to and read with a glance of the eye. List the data in reference from least to greatest on a scrap sheet of paper. Identify the least and greatest common place value. For instance, if your numbers are 26, 37, 23, 35, 45, 34 and 49, your greatest common place value is the tens place and the least common place value is the ones place. Create the stem. Draw a vertical line long enough to fit three rows of numbers, in this case. The three rows will be for the 20’s, the 30’s and the 40’s listed on your scrap sheet. Fill in the tens place digits on the left side of the vertical line. You should now have a vertical line and to the left of it should read (from top to bottom) 2, 3, 4. Create the leaves. Fill in the ones place digits to the right of the vertical line, but in the corresponding row. The first ro
