Math Playground
Data

Stem & leaf plots

An old-school way to see distribution without losing the actual numbers.

A stem-and-leaf plot is a quick way to see the shape of a distribution without losing the actual numbers. The 'stem' is the leading digit(s); the 'leaf' is the trailing digit.

Try it

Plot 23, 25, 31, 34, 34, 42

2 | 3 5 3 | 1 4 4 4 | 2