Measure of Tendency 3 - Mode

What is Mode?

-   Mode is the repeated number or values that occur most often in a distribution. It is used to find out which height, mass, age and amount occur most frequently.

-   Mode is represented as the highest bar in a bar chart or histogram.

-   A frequency distribution may have more than one mode.

Sample Question:

-   Find the mode of the following sets of scores:

           a)      2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 8

           b)      1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5

Answer:

          a)      Mode 8

          b)      Mode 2