What is a Stem and Leaf Plot?

The video tutorial explains how to use a stem and leaf plot to organize data by splitting values into a stem and a leaf. It demonstrates how to interpret the plot using a key and provides examples of test scores. The tutorial concludes by showing how to count the number of students who took a math test using the plot.

What is the primary purpose of a stem and leaf plot?

• To calculate the average of a dataset

• To organize data by splitting values into two parts

• To display data in a pie chart format

• To find the median of a dataset

In a stem and leaf plot, what does the 'leaf' represent?

• The tens digit of a number

• The decimal part of a number

• The units digit of a number

• The hundreds digit of a number

How would you interpret the key '5 | 3' in a stem and leaf plot?

• The number 3.5

• The number 35

• The number 5.3

• The number 53

Which of the following is a test score from the given stem and leaf plot?

• 81

• 72

• 45

• 53

How many students took the math test according to the stem and leaf plot?

• 25

• 18

• 15

• 20