Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 100: 54

Answer

The advantage of the histogram over the stem-and-leaf plot is that it is visually stronger than the stem-and-leaf plot. The disadvantage of the histogram over the stem-and-leaf plot is that exact values are not readable.

Work Step by Step

The advantage of the histogram against the stem-and-leaf plot is that by seeing the histogram, the shape of distribution can be identified easily, which is not possible in case of the stem-and-leaf plots. The disadvantage of the histogram over the stem-and-leaf plots is that the data is distributed in classes; therefore, the exact data point cannot be determined in the histogram but in the case of the stem-and-leaf plot, the exact data point can be determined from the plot.
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