Question 1

Which of the following best describes the mode in a data set?

Accepted Answer

The value that occurs most frequently in the data set.

Question 2

A survey records the eye color of 50 students. The frequencies are: Blue (10), Green (5), Hazel (15), Brown (20). What is the mode of this qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

Brown

Question 3

Given the data set: $$\{2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7\}$$, what is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$6$$

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the mode?

Accepted Answer

The mode can be used for both quantitative and qualitative data.

Question 5

A data set contains the following values: $$\{1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4\}. $$What is the modality of this data set?

Accepted Answer

Bimodal

Question 6

In a classroom, the number of pets owned by students is recorded as: $$\{0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4\}. $$What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$2$$

Question 7

Which scenario best illustrates a multimodal data set?

Accepted Answer

A data set with more than two values occurring with the same highest frequency.

Question 8

Given the following playlist song counts: $$\{10, 12, 14, 15, 12, 16, 12, 18, 20, 12, 24\}$$, what is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$12$$

Question 9

A teacher records the grades of students as: $$\{A, B, B, C, C, D\}. $$What is the modality of this data set?

Accepted Answer

Bimodal

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a property of the mode?

Accepted Answer

It is affected by extreme values.

Question 11

A hospital records the blood types of patients: $$\{O, A, B, AB, O, O, A, B, O\}. $$What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

O

Question 12

If a data set has no repeated values, what can be said about its mode?

Accepted Answer

There is no mode.

Question 13

Which of the following data sets is multimodal?

Accepted Answer

$$\{1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4\}$$

Question 14

A researcher collects the following data: $$\{5, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10\}. $$What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$7$$ and $$8$$

Question 15

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for eye color data?

Accepted Answer

Mode

Question 16

A set of exam scores is: $$\{80, 85, 85, 90, 95, 95, 100\}. $$What is the modality of this data set?

Accepted Answer

Bimodal

Question 17

Which of the following is a correct definition of a bimodal data set?

Accepted Answer

A data set with two values occurring with the same highest frequency.

Question 18

A company records the number of products sold each day: $$\{20, 22, 22, 24, 24, 26, 28\}. $$What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$22$$ and $$24$$

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data where mode is useful?

Accepted Answer

Eye color of students

Question 20

A data set contains the following values: $$\{3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7\}. $$What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$

Understanding the Mode: Measures of Central Tendency in Statistics

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