One way to make data more usable is to make a stem-and-leaf plot. The digit(s) in the greatest place value(s) of the data values are the stems. The digits in the next greatest place values are the leaves. For example, if all the data are two-digit numbers, the number in the tens place would be used for the stem. The number in the ones place would be used for the leaf. The above listed plot is of Infant Mortality rates in Western Africa. The image was founda at http://mainland.cctt.org/mathsummer/JosephBond/StemAndPlots
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