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Turning Data into Information

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Data Should Not Be Viewed in a Vacuum!

Stem-and leaf plots are a particularly useful and user-friendly data analysis technique.

Stem-and-leaf plots help educators graphically, rather than mathematically, explore data in ways that can assist them in making meaningful instructional decisions based on factual information.

(This technique was developed by John Tukey, statistician emeritus Bell Labs, and is promoted by the Quantitative Literacy Movement.)