2.16 Spring break hotel prices For a trip to Miami, Florida, over spring break in 2014, the data below (obtained from travelocity.com) show the price per night (in U.S. dollars)

for various hotel rooms.

a. Construct a stem-and-leaf plot. Truncate the data to the first two digits for purposes of constructing the plot. For example, 239 becomes 23.

b. Reconstruct the stem-and-leaf plot in part a by using split stems; that is, two stems of 1, two stems of 2, and so on. Compare the two stem-and-leaf plots. Explain how one may be more informative than the other.

c. Sketch a histogram by hand (or use software), using 6 intervals of length 50, starting at 100 and ending at 400.
What does the plot tell about the distribution of hotel prices? (Mention where most prices tend to fall and comment about the shape of the distribution.)

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239 237 237 245 310 218 175 330 330 196 178 245 255 190 330 124 162 190 386 145