Question

a random sample of 40 college professors is selected from all professors at a university. the following list gives their ages.
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.)
stem leaves
2 1,3,7,8
3 0,1,1,2,3,4,6,6,7,9
4 01124445567889
5 114689
6

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the data for stem 6

The data values with stem 6 (i.e., in the 60 - 69 range) are 66, 62, 61, 68, 69.

Step2: Order the leaves

Sort the leaves (the units digit of the data values in the 60 - 69 range) in ascending order. The units digits are 1, 2, 6, 8, 9.

Answer:

1, 2, 6, 8, 9