The Number of Home Runs That Mark McGwire Hit in the First

question 7

Essay

The number of home runs that Mark McGwire hit in the first 13 years of his major league baseball career arelisted below. (Source: Major League Handbook) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for this data. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 3 & 49 & 32 & 33 & 39 & 22 & 42 & 9 & 9 & 39 & 52 & 58 & 70\end{array}$$

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