1.32 Canadian Prime Ministers by Age This is a list of prime ministers of Canada since Confederation in 1867, arranged in descending order of their age upon first taking office.

a. Before you graph the data, try to visualize the dis- tribution of the ages for the prime ministers. What shape do you think it will have?

b. Construct a stem and leaf plot for the data. Describe the shape. Does it surprise you?

c. The five youngest prime ministers at the time of first taking oath appear in the lower "tail" of the dis- tribution. Identify the five youngest prime ministers at the time of first taking oath. What common trait explains these measurements?

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Prime Minister Age Prime Minister Age: C. Tupper 74 W. Laurier J. Abbott 70 J. A. Macdonald 52 M. Bowell 69 A. Mackenzie 51 L. St-Laurent 66 P. Trudeau 4534 48 L. B. Pearson 66 J. S. Thompson 47 P. Martin 65 W.L. M. King 47 J. Diefenbaker 61 S. Harper 46 R. Bennett 60 K. Campbell 46 J. Chrtien 59 A. Meighen 46 R. Borden 57 B. Mulroney 45 J. Turner 55 J. Clark 39