Definition of

Stem-and-Leaf Plot

stem-and-leaf plot example

A plot where each data value is split into a "leaf" (usually the last digit) and a "stem" (the other digits).

For example 32 is split into 3 (stem) and 2 (leaf).

The "stem" values are listed down, and the "leaf" values are listed next to them.

So the "stem" groups the scores and each "leaf" indicates a score within that group.