Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisMediumMode of a data set
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
A data set is 5, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9, 9, 12. What is the mode?
Answer: 9
9 appears three times, more than any other value.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 5
- 5 appears twice.
- If you answered 8.5
- 8.5 is the median.
- If you answered 7.875
- 7.875 is the mean.
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