Problem 98
select what you consider to be the most appropriate form for displaying the data. Develop and appropriately label the graph you selected. Then write a short paragraph justifying your selection.
The following are prices (in dollars ) 2004 automobiles, as listed in a sale ad in the automobile section of the newspaper:
12,997 14,891 18,666 21,799
17,495 12,266 21,517 14,414
14,257 15,634 15,734 27,825
28,015 19,514 14,182 19,135
19,555 12,333 7,700 9,898
Solution
I would use stem and leaf graph to display given data
| 89
1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8
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79
3 0 2 3 4 9 6 7
3 5 7 1 5 6
5 8
8 0 |
I used a stem and leaf plot because you can use different amounts of money for the prices given. I used hundreds of dollars, where in this plot $27,800 can be seen as 27/8.