How to find mode

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1

Find the mode of the following data set:

Explanation

The mode of a data set is the number that appears the most frequently. Given the data set

1, 3, 6, 4, 1, 6, 1, 7, 11

the number that appears most frequently is 1. Therefore, the mode is 1.

2

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Within the set of data of the hours worked per week by the staff, what is the mode?

Explanation

Mode is a value that appears most often in a set of data.

In this case, 40 appears 4 times in the set of data, more than any other number.

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4

Find the mode of the following set:

Explanation

To find the mode of any set, find the number which occurs the greatest number of times in the set. The best answer is four.

5

What is the mode of the set of data?

Explanation

The mode is the highest frequency of a number or numbers in a dataset.

There are 2 ones, 2 twos, and 1 three in the set of data.

Therefore, the mode is one and two.

The answer is:

6

Find the mode of the following set:

Explanation

To find the mode of any set, find the number which occurs the greatest number of times in the set. The best answer is eight.

7

The number of pieces accumulated by individuals within a group of trick-or-treaters is as follows:

What is the mode?

Explanation

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

Because 137 is the only number to appear more than once, 137 is the mode.

8

A teacher is grading quizzes and recording the scores in her records. The scores are recorded as follows: 81, 91, 83, 88, 74, 98, 81, 94, 68, 92, 77, 79, 83, 91, 81, 84, 85, 81, 85, 79, 83, 81, 83.

What is the mode?

Explanation

The mode of a set of statistics is simply the most commonly occuring observation. In this case, what was the most common score on the quiz? We have 5 instances of 81, which is the most occurences of any particular number, thus our mode is 81.

9

Find the mode of the following set of numbers: 2, 8, 4, 9, 2.

Explanation

The mode of a set of numbers is the number that appears the most. In this set of numbers, 2 appears twice, and all of the other numbers appear only once. Thus, 2 is the mode of this set of numbers.

10

A test was given to a class of students. Three students scored , two scored , one scored , two scored and two scored . What was the modal score of the class?

Explanation

Modal score or mode of this score set is the score that repeats itself the highest number of times. Here repeats itself three times. The other scores repeat themselves at most two times. Hence is the modal score of the class.

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