Stem and Leaf Plot for a Dependent Children-Homework Question

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The discussion revolves around creating a stem and leaf plot for a dataset representing the number of dependent children in 50 families. The user is unsure how to format the plot correctly, noting the minimum and maximum values are 0 and 6. They express confusion about how to separate the data into stems and leaves, especially since the values are single digits. Suggestions include listing all values in ascending order or creating equal-sized buckets for grouping the data. The user seeks clarification on the proper representation of the data in the stem and leaf format.
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Homework Statement
The data below is the numbers of dependent children that were recorded in the 50 families' interviews. Arrange the data into an ordered stem and leaf plot.
Relevant Equations
N/a
The exercise is 2.37 in the book, Exploring Statistics: A modern introduction to data analysis and inference by Larry J. Kitchens 2nd editions.

The data is the following:
3224112341
2012104210
0130322303
2501214305
2011261215

I know the min and the max values are 0 and 6, respectively. But I am having some trouble with the stem and leave part of the plot. I don't know how to represent the data correctly...

I know that this is the right format:

StemLeaves
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Thanks,
cbarker1
 
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cbarker1 said:
Homework Statement:: The data below is the numbers of dependent children that were recorded in the 50 families' interviews. Arrange the data into an ordered stem and leaf plot.
Relevant Equations:: N/a

The exercise is 2.37 in the book, Exploring Statistics: A modern introduction to data analysis and inference by Larry J. Kitchens 2nd editions.

The data is the following:
3224112341
2012104210
0130322303
2501214305
2011261215

I know the min and the max values are 0 and 6, respectively. But I am having some trouble with the stem and leave part of the plot. I don't know how to represent the data correctly...

I know that this is the right format:

StemLeaves
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Thanks,
cbarker1
All I know about stem and leaf plots is from a quick search online. Looks like you normally have more digits in the each datum and pick power of 10 exponent at which to separate the stem from the leaf. It's not obvious how to implement that when you only have single digits.
At one extreme, everything is a leaf, so just list all the values in ascending order, showing repeats, in one line. At the other, everything is stem and all the leaves are just zeroes (e.g. if there are three occurrences of 4 in the data then stem 4 has three leaves, all 0.
In between, you would need to create equal sized buckets, like 0-2, 3-5, ... For a datum value n, its bucket would be b(n)=rounddown(n/3)*3 and its leaf would be n-b(n).

If you are expected to solve this question then you should have something in your notes on it.
 

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