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: Short question aside: How should missing stems be handled? One example on your page lists stems without leaves in between the stems that have leaves. For An overview of the data distribution this is certainly of value but it can make the plot needlessly long. Maybe it should be clarified whether stems without leaves should be represented in the output or not. —[[User:Hypftier|Johannes Rössel]] 14:12, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
::As WP says: "It is important that each stem is listed only once and that no numbers are skipped, even if it means that some stems have no leaves." This ensures that the vertical direction is always a linear scale. This is not just a table: it is an information graphic. Distances matter. —[[User:Kevin Reid|Kevin Reid]] 14:42, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
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