Representation of Data

A-Math 1
You are expected to be able to:
• select a suitable way of presenting raw statistical data, and discuss
advantages and/or disadvantages that particular representations may
have
• draw and interpret stem-and-leaf diagrams, box-and-whisker plots,
histograms and cumulative frequency graphs
Types of Data
• Qualitative Data
• Usually called as categorical data
• Described by words
• Non-numerical, such as color, hobbies, etc.
• Quantitative Data (numerical data)
• Discrete data
• Continuous data
Types of Data
• Quantitative Data (numerical data)
• Discrete data
Data that always represented using a certain numbers, such as integer letters.
There is no decimals and fraction letters.
Example:
Number of people, etc.
• Continuous data
Data that could be represented as an interval. That is why, this data is usually in
terms of range.
Example:
Height, etc.
Stem-and-leaf diagram
Stem: all digits, except the last digit of a number
Leaf: the last digit of a number

This diagram is usually used for comparison of two set of

data, and its raw data still can be seen.

How do we do it?
Stem-and-leaf diagram
How do we do it?
• Analyze how many digits are there
• Decide which will be the stem and
which will be the leaf Stem Leaf
• Rearrange the leaf in an ascending 5 3, 5, 8, 8
order 6 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 9
Example: 7 2, 7, 9
8
Weight of students in a class (kg)
9 2, 7
58, 55, 58, 61, 72, 79, 97, 67, 61, 77,
92, 64, 69, 62 and 53 Key: 5 ȁ3 is 53 kg
Stem-and-leaf diagram

2016 2017
9, 8, 5, 1, 0 0 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9
7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 0 1 1, 3
0 2
Key: 0 ȁ1 ȁ1 means 10 rainfalls in a particular month in 2016 and
11 rainfalls in a particular month in 2017
Classwork
1.2: 5, 6, 7 – Classwork – due on 23rd of July