Question

1. Calculate the mode from the following data of the marks obtained by 9 students:
S.No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Marks Obtained 10 27 24 12 27 27 20 18 30​

Answer 1

Answer:

I think 27 is the mode...

Answer 2

The mode of the given data set is 27.

Explanation:

In Statistics,mode refers to the observation or the number in the set which occurs most frequently.It is the observation which is repeated most of the time in the set.It is considered as a measure of the central value of the data set similar to mean or median.In this given question,observe that 27 is the marks that occurs most of the time or most number of students have obtained 27.

Mode is basically used to interpret data in organized and relevant manner.Mode also reflects the skewness of the data set indicating more weight on the observation which occurs most number of times or most frequently.It shows the concentration of the data or the most common value or characteristic of a data set.In a practical sense,mode can indicate some common characteristics that exist among a certain population related to various factors such as age,race,income,religious beliefs,marital status and so on.