Question

a random sample of 40 college professors is selected from all professors at a university. the following list give
66, 48, 46, 42, 30, 51, 47, 44, 48, 21, 58, 62, 56, 44, 61,
68, 59, 49, 51, 28, 37, 68, 41, 45, 32, 39, 40, 31, 27, 44,
69, 31, 36, 41, 23, 34, 45, 33, 36, 54.
construct a stem - and - leaf plot for the data. complete parts a. and b.
a. determine the leaves for each corresponding stem. complete the table below.
(use ascending order.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify data for stem 4

Look for numbers in the data set where the tens digit is 4. The numbers are 48, 46, 42, 44, 48, 49, 41, 45, 44, 44.

Step2: Sort the leaves

Sort the units digits (leaves) of these numbers: 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 9.

Answer:

1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 9