4.

2 (exam from 2020) Grouping data

GROUP DATA USING A STEM-AND-LEAF DIAGRAM

You need to group data when the 140 138 143 145 138 136 143 149 156 141
data set is large or when the data
is continuous.
137 146 160 141 152 148 155 148 143 150
149 159 164 161 153 148 148 155 150 149
This data shows the heights of 50 152 158 136 134 157 133 156 153 144 138
students measured to the nearest 130 131 152 146 160 148 149 135 132 139
centimetre:

TASK 1 Create a stem-and-leaf diagram from the data

Use the key to guide you to create a stem-and-leaf diagram for the data.

13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9
14 0 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
15 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 8
16 0 0 1 4

TASK 2 Complete the table for the given data

This frequency table has the same class intervals as used

in the stem-and-leaf diagram. 13
19
Complete the frequency table for the data.
14
4
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TASK 3 Changing the stem-and-leaf rules

Redraw the stem-and-leaf diagram and complete a new frequency table for the data by splitting each
class into upper and lower values.

0 1 2 3 4
5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9
0 1 1 3 3 3 4
5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
0 0 2 2 2 3 3
5 5 5 6 6 7 8
0 0 1 4

8
7
12
7
7
4
0

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How does changing the stem affect the diagram and frequency totals?

stay the same nothing has changed

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