Question

This table shows the number of suits sold in a men’s clothing store each month during the year.

For which situation is the mode the best measure of central tendency to use?

A. to determine the average number of suits sold each month
B. to determine the number of suits sold such that the number of sales below that number is equal to the number of sales above that number
C. to determine which month had the greatest number of suit sales
D. to determine the difference between the greatest number of suits sold and the least number sold

Answer 1

Mode is a number that appears the most often in a set of values.

In the given table the mode is 75 as it appears three times.

The mode would be used for:

B. to determine the number of suits sold such that the number of sales below that number is equal to the number of sales above that number.

Answer 2

A. to determine the average number of suits sold each month

Explanation:

Mode is the quantity that occurs most often, so using this strategy will lead you to finding the quantity that replicates.

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