Algebra 1 : Statistics and Probability

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Example Question #1 : Mode

A set comprises ten elements, which are

\(\displaystyle \begin{Bmatrix} 10, 12, 18, 12, 19, 20, 12, 19, 11, N \end{Bmatrix}\)

where \(\displaystyle N\) stands for an unknown number.

What can \(\displaystyle N\) be set to in order to make the set bimodal?

Possible Answers:

The set cannot be bimodal for any value of N.

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 19\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 19\)

Explanation:

12 appears in the set most frequently, appearing three times; 19 is second in frequency, appearing twice. 10, 11, 18, and 20 appear once each.

The only number we can set \(\displaystyle N\) to to make two data values tie for appearing most frequently is 19; 12 and 19 would then each appear three times, and the others, once. If \(\displaystyle N\) is set to any other number, 12 would remain the most frequent data value.

Example Question #371 : Statistics And Probability

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

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 40\)

\(\displaystyle 35\)

\(\displaystyle 50\)

\(\displaystyle 45\)

\(\displaystyle 20\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 40\)

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.

Example Question #2 : Mode

\(\displaystyle 1,1,2,4,5,5,6,7,8,8,8\)

\(\displaystyle \textup{What is the mode of the above set of numbers?}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \textup{The mode is the value appearing most frequently. There are three 8's.}\)

Example Question #372 : Statistics And Probability

What is the mode?

\(\displaystyle 11, 22, 3, 33, 4, 5, 9, 100\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

None

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 100\)

Correct answer:

None

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. In this case each data point occurs only once, so there is no mode. Answer is none. 

Example Question #14 : How To Find Mode

What is the mode

Q10

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle D\)

None

\(\displaystyle B\)

\(\displaystyle B, D\)

\(\displaystyle C\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle B, D\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. According to the data, we have \(\displaystyle B, D\) occuring four times, followed by \(\displaystyle A\) is three times and \(\displaystyle C\) only twice. The answer is just \(\displaystyle B, D\).

Example Question #373 : Statistics And Probability

What is the mode?

 M1

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 30\)

None

\(\displaystyle 1\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. This is a stem and leaf plot where the left side represents the tens and right side is ones. The number that occurs the most is \(\displaystyle 11\) which is twice. 

Example Question #374 : Statistics And Probability

What is the mode?

\(\displaystyle 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 7\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. \(\displaystyle 2\) occurs twice and is the only one that occurs more than the others. \(\displaystyle 2\) is the correct answer. 

Example Question #12 : Mode

What is the mode?

\(\displaystyle 13, 12, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18, 15, 14, 13\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 13, 14\)

\(\displaystyle 15\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle 13, 14, 15\)

\(\displaystyle 14, 15\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 15\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. If we arrange in increasing order, we have 

\(\displaystyle 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18\)

\(\displaystyle 15\) occurs most frequently as it appears three times.

Some of them occur twice which isn't good enough. 

\(\displaystyle 15\) is the correct answer. 

Example Question #17 : How To Find Mode

What is the mode?

\(\displaystyle 7, 6, 5, 2, 8, 7, 6, 4, 9, 10, 1\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 7, 6\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 1\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 7, 6\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently.

Let's arrange in increasing order. We have 

\(\displaystyle 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10\)

\(\displaystyle 6\) and \(\displaystyle 7\) occur twice and are the most frequent. We can have more than one mode so the answer is \(\displaystyle 6,7\)

Example Question #18 : How To Find Mode

What is the mode?

\(\displaystyle 17, 5, 18, 9, 9, 17, 18, 5, 17\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 17\)

\(\displaystyle 17, 18\)

\(\displaystyle 5, 17\)

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 9, 18\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 17\)

Explanation:

Mode is the data point that occurs most frequently.

Let's arrange in increasing order. We have 

\(\displaystyle 5, 5, 9, 9, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18\)

\(\displaystyle 17\) occurs three times while the rest only twice.

Therefore, \(\displaystyle 17\) is the answer. 

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