Stem and Leaf Plots Date: __________________

Two interviewers were given the task to poll 50 people to record their ages. They
recorded the data as shown.

A) One person recorded the data as collected.

39 45 14 36 23 63 12 32 25 35 46 10
49 3 34 12 61 50 51 26 24 45 57 51
42 56 50 33 77 82 32 22 21 31 45 8
81 15 57 20 43 60 48 28 33 55 56 55
91 9

B) The other person recorded her data in a special way on squared paper. This is
referred to as a stem-leaf plot.

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

Refer to the stem-leaf plot to answer questions 1) to 3).

1) Which category has the

a) greatest number?______________ b) smallest number?_________________

c) same number of people?_______________

2) In which are there more people, (circle one)

a) 20 to 29 or 80 to 89? b) 40 to 49 or 50 to 59?

3) How many persons are in each category?

a) 20 to 29______________ b) 40 to 49_________________
c) 40 to 69_________________ d) 10 to 59_________________

4) What is the average (mean) age in each of the following categories?

a) 20 to 29? b) 70 to 79?

5) Refer to the data in (A). Which of the questions (1) to (4) can you answer
quickly?

6) The stem-and-leaf plot shows several hotel room rates, in dollars.

Determine the median, mode and

range of the data. Stem Leaf
7 4 6 7 9
8 0 1 1 1 2 5 6
9 2 2 2 4 5
10 0 5 5

7) The back-to-back plot shows the precipitation recorded during the months of
May and June in 9 Canadian cities.
 Precipitation (mm)
May June
6 3 4 0
2 5
6 6 6 4
7 7
5 4 8 0 0 0 3 6
9 0
6 2 10

a) Find the range for each month. _____________________ __________________

b) Find the median for each month. ___________________ __________________

c) Find the mode for each month. _____________________ __________________

d) Find the mean for each month. ____________________ __________________

Stem and Leaf Plots Date: __________________

Homework

1) The list shows some adult heights, in centimeters.

155 150 191 170 161 153 182 166 187

169 178 166 179 173 164 174 177 184

a) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot. (Hint: the stem would be a two-digit

number.)
b) Find the median, mode and range.
c) How many are taller that the mode?
 2) The list gives the durations, in years, of the top 21 longest-running
Canadian television shows.

18 20 38 19 22 23 23 27 36 18
18 18 20 25 18 24 24 33 25 25

a) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot.

b) Find the range of the data.

3) The list shows the peak wind speeds, in kilometers per hour, recorded at
16 Canadian airports.

109 129 127 148 153 129 124 135

161 177 146 132 177 193 106 106

a) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot.

b) Find the median, mode and range.
c) What is the range of the data?
d) What is the median peak wind speed?

4) a) How many more 14-year-olds than 18-year-olds are represented in this

back-to-back plot?
Weekly Television Viewing (h/week)
14-Year-Olds 18-Year-Olds
9 7 0 7 7 9 9
9 8 8 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 8 8 9 9

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

b) What is the range of hours of television watched by 14-year-olds.

c) Find the median viewing habit for each age range.
d) Describe the difference in viewing habits of the 2 age groups.
e) What might contribute to the difference in part (c)?
 Partially Correct Solutions:

1) 2)
Stem Leaf Stem Leaf
15 0 3 5 1 8 8 8 8 8 9
16 1 4 6 6 9 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 7
17 0 3 4 7 8 9 3 3 6 8
18 2 4 7

19 1
Mean = 23.7 Median = 23
Mode = 18 Range = 20
Mean = 171.06 Median = 171.5
Mode = 166 Range = 41 3)
a) 2 b) 35 hours c) Median (14) = 24
4) Median (18) = 18

Stem Leaf

10 6 6 9
11
12 4 7 9 9
13 2 5
14 6 8
15 3
16 1
17 7 7
18
19 3
Mean = 140.75 Median =133.5
Mode = 106, 129, 177 Range = 87