Question

the stem - and - leaf plot below shows the amount of tips received by the servers in a restaurant in one night
0 | 9
1 | 2 4 7
2 | 3 6 6 8
3 | 1 2 2 4 5
5 | 9
why is the plot misleading?
the plot shows that the data is skewed
there is not an equal number of data points for each stem
the plot shows duplicate data points
the stem does not clearly show the outlier

Explanation:

In a stem - and - leaf plot, an outlier should be clearly distinguishable. Here, the jump from the 3 - stem values to the 5 - stem value (59) is significant, but the plot doesn't clearly set it apart as an outlier. Skewness is not a reason for the plot being misleading in this context. Uneven data points per stem and duplicate data points are normal and not misleading factors.

Answer:

The stem does not clearly show the outlier