The American Medical Association Center for Health Policy Research included data
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The American Medical Association Center for Health Policy Research included data, by state, on the number of community hospitals and the average patient stay (in days) in its publication State Health Care Data: Utilization, Spending, and Characteristics. The data (by state) are shown in the table.
Using the number of hospitals per state listed in the table above, make a stem-and-leaf display for the number of community hospitals per state. (Enter NONE in any unused answer blanks.)
Which states have an unusually high number of hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
Alaska California Texas New York North Carolina Montana
State No. ofHospitals Average
Length
of Stay State No. of
Hospitals Average
Length
of Stay State No. of
Hospitals Average
Length
of Stay Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas 119
16
61
88
440
71
35
8
11
227
162
19
41
209
113
123
133 7.0
5.7
5.5
7.0
6.0
6.8
7.4
6.8
7.5
7.0
7.2
9.4
7.1
7.3
6.6
8.4
7.8 Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
N. Carolina 107
136
38
51
101
175
148
102
133
53
90
21
27
96
37
231
117 6.9
6.7
7.2
6.8
7.0
7.3
8.7
7.2
7.4
10.0
9.6
6.4
7.0
7.6
5.5
9.9
7.3 N. Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
S. Carolina
S. Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
W. Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming 47
193
113
66
236
12
68
52
122
421
42
15
98
92
59
129
27 11.1
6.6
6.7
5.3
7.5
6.9
7.1
10.3
6.8
6.2
5.2
7.6
7.0
5.6
7.1
7.3
8.5
Explanation / Answer
Stem-and-Leaf Display
Stem unit:
10
0
8
1
1 2 5 6 9
2
1 7 7
3
5 7 8
4
1 2 7
5
1 2 3 9
6
1 6 8
7
1
8
8
9
0 2 6 8
10
1 2 7
11
3 3 7 9
12
2 3 9
13
3 3 6
14
8
15
16
2
17
5
18
19
3
20
9
21
22
7
23
1 6
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
1
43
44
0
Which states have an unusually high number of hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
Alaska
California
Texas
New York
North Carolina
Montana
Stem-and-Leaf Display
Stem unit:
10
0
8
1
1 2 5 6 9
2
1 7 7
3
5 7 8
4
1 2 7
5
1 2 3 9
6
1 6 8
7
1
8
8
9
0 2 6 8
10
1 2 7
11
3 3 7 9
12
2 3 9
13
3 3 6
14
8
15
16
2
17
5
18
19
3
20
9
21
22
7
23
1 6
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
1
43
44
0
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