Chapter 1 Project 1

Frequency Distributions
Due Date Monday, January 12, 2015
In this assignment you are going to practice creating a frequency distribution and histogram for one of the trees or shrubs in your
yard. Pick one tree or shrub and measure the length of 40 leaves from the bottom of the leaf (not including the stem) to the tip of
the leaf. Press one leaf to attach to your graphs.
A. Create two stem and leaf plots for your data.
(20 pt) Create two frequency distributions for the measured lengths that you have. The second stem plot should use some
method for dividing (splitting) the stem. For example, one method might be lower half and upper half of an interval or
you other might use the two, four, six, eight, zero division.
(5 pt) Watch the video on stem and leaf plots. (EduCanon #1.14)
B. Create a histogram for the two frequency distributions that you created above.
(20 pt) Make sure to label the histograms appropriately. The first histogram should match the first stem plot and the
second histogram should match the second stem plot.
(5 pt) Watch this video on histograms. (EduCanon #1.15)
C. Answer the following questions. Put you answers in a comment on the Wiki page for this project. (6 pt.)
1. What type of tree or shrub did you pick?
2. What are the typical values of the leaf lengths for your tree?
3. What is the spread of information for your data?
4. Are there any outliers?
5. Describe the general shape of the distribution.
6. Describe the number of peaks or clusters.
Graphs may be drawn by hand or generated by a computer program.
Remember to attach one pressed leaf to your paper.

It goes without saying that all labels are required.

Chapter 1 Project 1
Frequency Distributions
Due Date Monday, January 12, 2015
In this assignment you are going to practice creating a frequency distribution and histogram for one of the trees or shrubs in your
yard. Pick one tree or shrub and measure the length of 40 leaves from the bottom of the leaf (not including the stem) to the tip of
the leaf. Press one leaf to attach to your graphs.
A. Create two stem and leaf plots for your data.
(20 pt) Create two frequency distributions for the measured lengths that you have. The second stem plot should use some
method for dividing (splitting) the stem. For example, one method might be lower half and upper half of an interval or
you other might use the two, four, six, eight, zero division.
(5 pt) Watch the video on stem and leaf plots. (EduCanon #1.14)
B. Create a histogram for the two frequency distributions that you created above.
(20 pt) Make sure to label the histograms appropriately. The first histogram should match the first stem plot and the
second histogram should match the second stem plot.
(5 pt) Watch this video on histograms. (EduCanon #1.15)
C. Answer the following questions. Put you answers in a comment on the Wiki page for this project. (6 pt.)
1. What type of tree or shrub did you pick?
2. What are the typical values of the leaf lengths for your tree?
3. What is the spread of information for your data?
4. Are there any outliers?
5. Describe the general shape of the distribution.
6. Describe the number of peaks or clusters.
Graphs may be drawn by hand or generated by a computer program.
Remember to attach one pressed leaf to your paper.

It goes without saying that all labels are required.