Planting trees | Assessment Resource Banks

This task is about constructing and reading information from a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph.

The kaitiaki of Kaituna Reserve planted akeake and kōhūhū trees. After 3 years they were finding out whether the akeake were taller than the kōhūhū.

They chose 30 akeake and 30 kōhūhū at random. Here are their results.

Akeake (height in cm)

146       160       166       171       175
149       160       167       171       178
151       162       167       171       179
153       163       168       173       181
155       165       170       173       184
157       165       170       174       185

Kōhūhū (height in cm)

143       153       159       162       169
147       154       160       165       170
149       156       161       166       171
151       157       161       166       173
152       157       162       167       176
153       158       162       169       178

Draw a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph for this data.

The graph has been started for you.

Akeake

Height (cm)

Kōhūhū

What is the most common range of heights for the kōhūhū?

(A) 140-149 cm
(B) 150-159 cm
(C) 160-169 cm
(D) 170-179 cm

Make a statement which compares the heights of the akeake with the kōhūhū.