Question

what are the merits and demerits of mode

Answer 1

Merits of mode:-
The mode or modal value of a distribution is that value of the variable for which the frequency is maximum.The number which is repeated maximum number of times is the mode.
1)Mode can be determined in distributions with open classes.
2)Mode can be located on the graph also.
3)If all the data are not given then also mode can be calculated.
4)It is easy to understand.
5)It is the most observed data point.
Demerits of mode:-
1)It is ill defined. It is not always possible to find clearly defined mode.
2)It is not based upon all the observation.
3)Mode can be calculated by various formulae as such the value may differ from one to other. Therefore, it is not rigidly defined.
4)It is affected to a greater extent fluctuations of sampling.
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