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Chapter 2: Q.3 (page 125)

The data are the prices of different laptops at an electronics store. Round each value to the nearest ten. 249,249,260,265,265,280,299,299,309,319,325,326,350,350,350,365,369,389,409,459,489,559,569,570,610

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The prices concentrated at 55,56,57and61are considered as outliners as they are much far away from rest of the prices of the laptops.

Step by step solution

01

Content Introduction

Consider the given data for prices of different laptops.

02

Content Explanation

The steps to create step plot are written below:

  1. Divide each observation of data into stems and leaf.
  2. Write stems in vertical line from smallest to largest.
  3. Draw a vertical line to the right of the stems
  4. Write leaves in increasing order next to their corresponding stem.
03

Conclusion

For the given data, stem plot for the rounded data is constructed

From above stem plot it is observed that prices of laptop is different from most of the laptops.

The prices concentrated at the table, are considered as outliners as they are much far away from rest of the prices of the laptops.


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