What's a Stem and Leaf Diagram in Maths

A stem-and-leaf diagram, also called a stem-and-leaf plot, is a diagram that quickly summarizes data while maintaining the individual data points. In such a diagram, the “stem” is a column of the unique elements of data after removing the last digit.

How do you do a stem and leaf diagram?

  1. Step 1: Determine the smallest and largest number in the data. The game stats: …
  2. Step 2: Identify the stems. …
  3. Step 3: Draw a vertical line and list the stem numbers to the left of the line. …
  4. Step 4: Fill in the leaves. …
  5. Step 5: Sort the leaf data.

What does a stem and leaf diagram look like?

A stem and leaf plot looks something like a bar graph. Each number in the data is broken down into a stem and a leaf, thus the name. The stem of the number includes all but the last digit. The leaf of the number will always be a single digit.

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