Stem & Leaf Diagram - CS2
Stem & Leaf Diagram - CS2
Stem & Leaf Diagram - CS2
The stem and leaf diagram shows the heights, in cm, of the 15 students in class 8A and
the 15 students in class 8B.
Class 8A Class 8B
8 3 1 14 6
7 7 7 5 15 0 2 7
9 9 8 6 4 16 1 1 3 5 8
3 1 0 17 0 4 6 6 6
18 2
Key: 14 | 6 = 146 cm
1| 14 = 141 cm
cm [1]
(b) Find the median of the heights of the students in class 8B.
cm [1]
(c) Give two statements to compare the heights of the students in the two classes.
[2]
CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY 3
MODERNLAND
8 6 1
4 3 3 1 2
9 8 5 3 2 3
4
Key
1 2 5
21 in first team
25 in second team
17 23 41 24 38 35 42 21 40 20 20
2. A restaurant manager records the time (in minutes) that customers wait for their food to be
served.
The back to back stem-and-leaf diagram shows his results for customers eating at
lunchtime and in the evening.
Lunchtime Evening
9 8 8 0 9
9 8 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 9
5 5 3 2 1 2 0 1 4 6 7 9
2 3 1 3 5 6 8
4 0 1
Lunchtime Evening
Range (minutes) 24
(b) Tick () to show when waiting times were generally longer.
At lunchtime
In the evening
Explain how you can tell from the values in your table.
[1]
(c) Tick () to show when waiting times were more spread out.
At lunchtime
In the evening
Explain how you can tell from the values in your table.
[1]
3. A dentist is investigating this question.
“Do people who use an electric toothbrush have healthier teeth than those
who use a normal toothbrush?”
She examines each patient’s teeth and gives the teeth a score.
Patients with lower scores have healthier teeth.
Her results are shown in the diagram.
Key: 0│3│1 represents a score of 30 for a patient using a normal toothbrush and
a score of 31 for a patient using an electric toothbrush
[3]