Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
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Problem of the Day Lesson Presentation
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Warm Up
Use these numbers to answer the following questions. 136, 151, 104, 168, 140, 124, 162, 121, 118 1. What is the highest score? 168
2. What is the lowest score? 104 3. What is the range of scores? 64
4. How can you find the median? Arrange the numbers in order and find the value in the middle.
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Problem of the Day
Books A, B, C, and D are on the bookshelf. A is between C and B. B is between A and D. D is not on the right. What is the order of the books from right to left? D, B, A, C
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Learn to organize and interpret data in frequency tables and stem-and-leaf plots.
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Vocabulary
frequency table cumulative frequency stem-and-leaf plot
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
A frequency table is a way to organize data into categories or groups. By including a cumulative frequency column in your table, you can keep a running total of the frequencies in each category.
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Additional Example 1: Organizing Data in a Frequency Table
The list shows the average high temperatures for 20 cities on one February day. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 69, 66, 65, 51, 50, 50, 44, 41, 38, 32, 32, 28, 20, 18, 12, 8, 8, 4, 2, 2
Step 1: Look at the range to choose equal intervals for the data.
February Temperatures in 20 Cities Average Frequency Cumulative Frequency Highs
019
2039 4059
6079
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Additional Example 1 Continued
The list shows the average high temperatures for 20 cities on one February day. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 69, 66, 65, 51, 50, 50, 44, 41, 38, 32, 32, 28, 20, 18, 12, 8, 8, 4, 2, 2
Step 2: Find the number of data values in each interval. Write these numbers in the Frequency column.
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February Temperatures in 20 Cities Average Frequency Cumulative Frequency Highs
019
2039 4059
6079
5 5
3
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Additional Example 1 Continued
The list shows the average high temperatures for 20 cities on one February day. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 69, 66, 65, 51, 50, 50, 44, 41, 38, 32, 32, 28, 20, 18, 12, 8, 8, 4, 2, 2
Step 3: Find the cumulative frequency for each row by adding all the frequency values that are above or in that row.
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February Temperatures in 20 Cities Average Frequency Cumulative Frequency Highs
019 2039 4059 6079
7 5 5 3
12 17
20
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Try This: Example 1
The list shows the grades received on an English exam. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 85, 84, 77, 65, 99, 90, 80, 85, 95, 72, 60, 66, 94, 86, 79, 87, 68, 95, 71, 96
English Exam Grades Grades Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Step 1: Look at the range to choose equal intervals for the data.
6069
7079 8089
9099
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Try This: Example 1 Continued
The list shows the grades received on an English exam. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 85, 84, 77, 65, 99, 90, 80, 85, 95, 72, 60, 66, 94, 86, 79, 87, 68, 95, 71, 96
Step 2: Find the number of data values in each interval. Write these numbers in the Frequency column.
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English Exam Grades Grades Frequency Cumulative Frequency
6069
7079 8089
9099
4 4 6 6
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Try This: Example 1 Continued
The list shows the grades received on an English exam. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 85, 84, 77, 65, 99, 90, 80, 85, 95, 72, 60, 66, 94, 86, 79, 87, 68, 95, 71, 96
Step 3: Find the cumulative frequency for each row by adding all the frequency values that are above or in that row.
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English Exam Grades Grades Frequency Cumulative Frequency
6069
7079 8089
9099
4 4 6 6
4 8
14
20
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
A stem-and-leaf plot can be used to show how often data values occur and how they are distributed. Each leaf on the plot represents the right-hand digit in a data value, and each stem represents left-hand digits.
Stems 2 3 Leaves 4 7 9 0 6
Key: 2|7 means 27
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Additional Example 2: Organizing Data in a Stem-and-Leaf Plot
The data shows the number of years coached by the top 15 coaches in the all-time NFL coaching victories. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data. 33, 40, 29, 33, 23, 22, 20, 21, 18, 23, 17, 15, 15, 12, 17
Step 1: Find the least data value and the greatest data value. Since the data values range from 12 to 40, use tens digits for the stems and ones digits for the leaves.
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Additional Example 2 Continued
The data shows the number of years coached by the top 15 coaches in the all-time NFL coaching victories. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data. 33, 40, 29, 33, 23, 22, 20, 21, 18, 23, 17, 15, 15, 12, 17
Step 2: List the stems from least to greatest on the plot.
The stems are the tens digits.
Stems 1 2 3 4
Leaves
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Additional Example 2 Continued
The data shows the number of years coached by the top 15 coaches in the all-time NFL coaching victories. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data. 33, 40, 29, 33, 23, 22, 20, 21, 18, 23, 17, 15, 15, 12, 17
Step 3: List the leaves for each stem from least to greatest.
The stems are the tens digits.
Stems 1 2 3 4
Leaves 2 5 5 7 7 8 0 1 23 3 9 3 3 0
The leaves are the ones digits.
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Additional Example 2 Continued
The data shows the number of years coached by the top 15 coaches in the all-time NFL coaching victories. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data. 33, 40, 29, 33, 23, 22, 20, 21, 18, 23, 17, 15, 15, 12, 17
Step 4: Add a key and a title.
Stems 1 2 3 4 Key: 2 | 1 means 21.
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The stems are the tens digits.
Number of Years Coached Leaves 2 5 5 7 7 8 0 1 23 3 9 3 3 0
The leaves are the ones digits.
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Try This: Example 2
The list shows the number of students on twenty school buses. 55, 60, 33, 30, 23, 45, 28, 41, 62, 29, 35, 40, 43, 37, 68, 30, 61, 27, 38, 41
Step 1: Find the least data value and the greatest data value. Since the data values range from 23 to 68, use tens digits for the stems and ones digits for the leaves.
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Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Try This: Example 2 Continued
The list shows the number of students on twenty school buses.
55, 60, 33, 30, 23, 45, 28, 41, 62, 29, 35, 40, 43, 37, 68, 30, 61, 27, 38, 41
Step 2: List the stems from least to greatest on the plot.
The stems are the tens digits.
Stems 2 3 4 5 6
Leaves
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Try This: Example 2 Continued
The list shows the number of students on twenty school buses.
55, 60, 33, 30, 23, 45, 28, 41, 62, 29, 35, 40, 43, 37, 68, 30, 61, 27, 38, 41
Step 3: List the leaves for each stem from least to greatest.
The stems are the tens digits.
Stems 2 3 4 5 6
Leaves 3 7 8 9 0 0 3 5 7 8 0 1 1 3 5 5 0 1 2 8
The leaves are the ones digits.
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Try This: Example 2 Continued
The list shows the number of students on twenty school buses. 55, 60, 33, 30, 23, 45, 28, 41, 62, 29, 35, 40, 43, 37, 68, 30, 61, 27, 38, 41
Step 4: Add a key and a title.
Stems 2 3 4 5 Key: 4 | 0 means 40. 6
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The stems are the tens digits.
Number of Students on School Buses
Leaves 3 7 8 9 0 0 3 5 7 8 0 1 1 3 5 5 0 1 2 8
The leaves are the ones digits.
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Lesson Quiz
The data shows the ages of some hospital nurses. 33, 35, 23, 39, 23, 24, 34, 21, 57, 45, 57, 60, 45, 24, 31, 42, 61, 45, 35, 38 1. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data. 2. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data.
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Lesson Quiz
The data shows the ages of some hospital nurses. 33, 35, 23, 39, 23, 24, 34, 21, 57, 45, 57, 60, 45, 24, 31, 42, 61, 45, 35, 38 1. Make a cumulative frequency table of the data.
Nurses Ages Ages Frequency Cumulative Frequency
2029 3039 4049 5059 6069
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5 7 4 2 2
5 12 16 18 20
Frequency Tables and 1-3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Lesson Quiz
The data shows the ages of some hospital nurses. 33, 35, 23, 39, 23, 24, 34, 21, 57, 45, 57, 60, 45, 24, 31, 42, 61, 45, 35, 38 2. Make a stem-and-leaf plot of the data.
Nurses Stems 2 3 4 5 6 Key: 4 | 2 means 42.
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Ages Leaves
1 3 3 4 4 1 3 4 5 5 8 9
2 5 5 5 7 7 0 1
