Question 5
EasyOriginal questionA roadside tea stall counted the cups it sold in each of ten hours: 14, 18, 14, 20, 18, 16, 14, 18, 22 and 12. What is the mode of these counts?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Tally: 14 appears 3 times, 18 appears 3 times, every other value once.
Two values share the highest frequency, so the data are bimodal: the modes are 14 and 18.
Worth noting
A list can have more than one mode. 17 is the median, not a mode.
- Concept
- Bimodal data: more than one value with the highest frequency
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