Question

Which data sets should be displayed on a stem display instead of a dot plot? Select all that apply. A) 11, 23, 9, 24, 34, 18, 15, 11, 8, 14, 16B) -14, -15, -17, -15, -15, -15, -12, -14.-14C) 5,3, 8, 3, 7,5,6,3, 7, 3, 7, 6,5,6D) 1.1, 1.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.2, 1.1E) 42.7, 39.8, 41.1, 39.7, 40.1, 39.8.42.3

Answer 1

In order to determine which data sets should be displayed on a stem display, you consider that the stem display is usefull in the cases in which you have data which can be grouped easily. For instance, for data set in which there are differents number with the same first digit(s).

According with the previous definition you can notice that the options E) and A) are the best options, because there are different number that can be grouped, for example, according to the first number.

For other options you have other situations, for option D) there is no way to group the data. For option C) there is only one number on each data, so, there wouldn't be leafs in the diagram, and the same applies to option B), the first number is the same in all data, then, there is no way to group.