The Advantage of Making a Stem-And-Leaf Display Instead of a Dotplot

question 61

Multiple Choice

The advantage of making a stem-and-leaf display instead of a dotplot is that a stem-and-leaf display

• A) shows the shape of the distribution better than a dotplot.
• B) A stem-and-leaf display is for quantitative data, while a dotplot shows categorical data.
• C) satisfies the area principle.
• D) preserves the individual data values.
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Pollen Grains

Microscopic particles produced by the male structures of seed plants, responsible for carrying the male gametes to the female structure for fertilization.

Ovary

(1) In animals, one of the paired female gonads responsible for producing eggs and sex hormones. (2) In flowering plants, the base of the carpel that contains ovules; ovaries develop into fruits after fertilization.

Pistil

The female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of the ovary, style, and stigma.

Ovules

Ovules are the structures in seed plants that develop into seeds after fertilization.