The data in Table 14 represent the two-year average percentage of persons living in poverty, by state, for the years 2012–2013. Draw a stem-and-leaf plot of the data.

Approach

Step 1 Treat the integer portion of the number as the stem and the decimal portion as the leaf. For example, the stem for Alabama will be 16 and the leaf will be 4. The stem of 16 will include all data from 16.0 to 16.9.

Step 2 Write the stems vertically in ascending order, and then draw a vertical line to the right of the stems.

Step 3 Write the leaves corresponding to the stem.

Step 4 Within each stem, rearrange the leaves in ascending order. Title the plot and include a legend to indicate what the values represent.