Data Set 3-1 - CD A student was interested in the structure of the families in the U.S. He sampled 29 of his 330 classmates asking the question, "How many children are there in your family?" He compiled the answers into a simple frequency distribution:
$$\begin{array} { l r }
X & f \
\hline 7 & 1 \
5 & 2 \
4 & 3 \
3 & 6 \
2 & 10 \
1 & 7
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Data Set 3-1. The mode is
A) 10
B) 8
C) 7
D) 2.

Question

Data Set 3-1 - CD A student was interested in the structure of the families in the U.S. He sampled 29 of his 330 classmates asking the question, "How many children are there in your family?" He compiled the answers into a simple frequency distribution:
 $$\begin{array} { l r } 
X & f \
\hline 7 & 1 \
5 & 2 \
4 & 3 \
3 & 6 \
2 & 10 \
1 & 7
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Data Set 3-1. The mode is
A) 10
B) 8
C) 7
D) 2.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set. In this case, the value "2" has the highest frequency (f = 10), making it the mode.

Data Set 3-1 - CD a Student Was Interested in the Structure