Question

What is the mode in a data set?

(a) The lowest number in a data set

(b) The number that occurs less frequently

(c) The number that occurs most frequently

(d) The highest number in a data set

I have been asked this question in an international level competition.

This interesting question is from Statistics topic in chapter Statistics of Mathematics – Class 10

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) The number that occurs most frequently

Easy explanation: The number which is occurred most frequently in a dataset is the mode in a data Set. A set of numbers can contain more than one Mode.