Question

here is a regular stem - and - leaf plot (for a rather small data set): 5 | 13456668 6 | 00014566788 7 | 023334456778 8 | 00245588 9 | 127 you are being asked to convert this to an split stem - and - leaf plot. fill in the leaves for the split stem - and - leaf plot of this data: 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |

Explanation:

Step1: Understand split stem - leaf concept

In a split stem - leaf plot, each stem value is split into two. The first contains leaves 0 - 4 and the second contains leaves 5 - 9.

Step2: Analyze stem 5

For stem 5, the original leaves are 13456668. The leaves for the first split (0 - 4) are 134, and for the second split (5 - 9) are 56668.

Step3: Analyze stem 6

For stem 6, the original leaves are 0001456678. The leaves for the first split (0 - 4) are 00014, and for the second split (5 - 9) are 56678.

Step4: Analyze stem 7

For stem 7, the original leaves are 023334456778. The leaves for the first split (0 - 4) are 0233344, and for the second split (5 - 9) are 56778.

Step5: Analyze stem 8

For stem 8, the original leaves are 00245588. The leaves for the first split (0 - 4) are 0024, and for the second split (5 - 9) are 5588.

Step6: Analyze stem 9

For stem 9, the original leaf is 127. The leaves for the first split (0 - 4) is 1, and for the second split (5 - 9) are 27.

Answer:

5 | 134
5 | 56668
6 | 00014
6 | 56678
7 | 0233344
7 | 56778
8 | 0024
8 | 5588
9 | 1
9 | 27