Understanding Stem-and-Leaf Plots

Understanding Stem-and-Leaf Plots

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video tutorial covers the concept of stem-and-leaf plots, explaining how they organize data by splitting each value into a stem and a leaf. It provides a detailed example of creating a stem-and-leaf plot using a data set of cell phone call lengths. The tutorial includes a practice exercise for students to work through independently and concludes with an analysis of a stem-and-leaf plot to answer questions about data distribution and test scores.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

To calculate the average of a dataset

To organize data using digits

To display data in a pie chart

To find the median of a dataset

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The total number of data points

The ones digit of the data values

The tens digit of the data values

The average of the data values

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When creating a stem-and-leaf plot, what should you do if a number appears more than once in the dataset?

Write it down as many times as it appears

Write it down only once

Ignore the repeated number

Highlight it in a different color

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the stem for the number 23 in a stem-and-leaf plot?

0

23

3

2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you represent the number 55 in a stem-and-leaf plot?

5 | 0

55 | 0

0 | 55

5 | 5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to create a key for a stem-and-leaf plot?

To add color to the plot

To explain the meaning of the stems and leaves

To calculate the total number of data points

To find the mode of the dataset

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The average of the data values

The total number of data points

The ones digit of the data values

The tens digit of the data values

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