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Chapter 2: Q. 2.3 (page 72)

The table shows the number of wins and losses the Atlanta Hawks have had in 42seasons. Create a side-by-side stem-and-leaf plot of these wins and losses.

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The side by side stem and leaf plot of the data is,

Leaf (Losses) Stem leaf (wins)

9|1|39655|2|5688999966654422220|3|01111345566789877665421100|4|01122333666788764432111|5|0000239|6|.

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Given

Here we have tables

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Explanation

We've supplied 42data points for victory and loss for each year, which will be utilized to create a two-way stem and leaf plot.
Weusedthesamestemforboththevictoryandlossleaves.
Thestemandleafplotdisplaysasummaryofthedataandallowsustoquicklyseetheformofthedistributionaswellaswhichpartsofthedatahaveahighfrequency.
To interpret the stem and leaf statistics, remember that 1|5equals 15and 0|9equals 9.
Simply said, the data has the highest frequency of victories at the 40's interval, and the largest frequency of losses at the 30's interval.

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