Identify the stem, which represents the leading digit or digits
Identify the leaf, which represents the last digit
Read each value by combining the stem and leaf
Use the key, if provided, to understand the place value
Read the values in order from smallest to largest
Compare stems to see the overall distribution
Count the leaves to find how many data values are shown
Look for repeated leaves to identify common values
Check for gaps to see where data values are missing
Use the plot to find the minimum and maximum values