GRAVETTER_CH02_STEM AND LEAF DISPLAYS

Question 1

THINK! What is one important advantage of the stem and leaf display over a traditional grouped frequency distribution?

Answer 1

It specifically allows you to identify every individual score in the data, whereas in a traditional grouped frequency distribution, it would only tell you the frequency—not specific values.

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: The stem and leaf display is valuable, especially if you need to do any calculations with the individual scores.

Answer 2

TRUE.