A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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The following stem-and-leaf plot represents the test scores for 2626 students in a class on their most recent test. Use the data provided to find the quartiles.

Find the second quartile.


Stem |Leaves

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

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Stemplot:

Stemplot is a graphical representation for a given numerical data and it is used to find the shape of a distribution.

Steps for obtaining original data from Stemplot:

  • In stem plot each of the observation is separated into two parts, the leading digit is the stem and the remaining digit is the leaf.
  • All the stem values are shown vertically in one column towards left side of vertical line.
  • The leaf values are placed for each of the corresponding stem to the right of the vertical line. The leaf values also starts with a smaller value.
  • To obtain the original data set combine value of stem with corresponding values in the leaf.

In the given Stemplot the stem values are 6, 7, 8, and 9. The leaf values corresponding to 6 is 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 7, 8, the leaf values corresponding to 7 is 0, 1, 2, 5, 8, the leaf values corresponding to 8 is 3, 6, 6, 7, 9, 9, and the leaf values corresponding to 9 is 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 8.

The original data set from the Stemplot is 60, 61, 62, 62, 64, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 78, 83, 86, 86, 87, 89, 89, 90, 91, 92, 92, 92, 94, 95, and 98.

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