Sunday, July 6, 2008

Stem and Leaf Plot

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The above image is a stem and leaf plot showing the infant mortality rates in Western Africa. A stem and leaf plot is a type of graph that organizes data to show its shape and distribution. The leaf is usually the last digit of a number and the other digits to the left of the leaf form the stem.

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