Yes, in the sense that each leaf represents a frequency of one.
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Yes, a stem-and-leaf plot shows the frequency distribution of a variable.
Yes because they organize data in a way that somebody can read it.
you use it to compare 2 different sets of data
A stem and leaf plot is one type of histogram. A simple bar chart histogram show the frequency of data in certain ranges. The leaf and stem plot has the advantage of identifying both the frequency of the data in intervals and the data values that are in the intervals. Two disadvantages to the plot is that the interval is determined by the uppermost digit (10's, 100's or 1000's) and the plot may not be easily understood by others. See related link.
When there is a large number of numbers in a collection of data, it becomesimportantto organize the data in a meaningful way to make analysis easier. ...Organizing data in stem-and-leaf plots, double bar graphs, frequency tables, histograms, line plots, and line graphs makes data easier to understand and to use