Question

The table below shows the number of points Josh scored in each basketball game of the season.

Game: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Points Scored: 5,7,9,5,18,6,8,5
Which statements best describe why the mode is not a good choice for a measure of center of the data shown? Select all that apply.
◻️A. The value of the mode is the greatest value of the data.
◻️B. The value of the mode is the least value of the data.
◻️C. The value of the mode is equal to the value of the median.
◻️D. The value of the mode cannot be found from the data.

Answer 1

◻️B. The value of the mode is the least value of the data.

Explanation:

The mode is the data value that appears most often

5,7,9,5,18,6,8,5

Arranging the data from smallest to largest

5,5,5,6,7,8,9,18

The number that appears most often is 5

This is the smallest value of the data