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A/ Question 8 (5 points) A recent Nielson rating poll contact a random sample of Americans to determine the amount of time their family watched television on a Tuesday night. Exactly 250 people were involved in the poll with 37 people watching no television. 51 people watching 30 minutes of television. 17 people watching 45 minutes of television. 20 people watching 60 minutes of television, 19 people watching 75 minutes of television. 11 people watching 90 minutes of television. 50 people watching 120 minutes of television, and 45 people watching 240 minutes of television. Determine the mode from the given Nielson rating poll.

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The mode of the Nielsen rating poll is the group that watch 30 minutes of televison.

Step-by-step explanation

The mode in a dataset is the variable with the highest frequency. That is, the variable that occurs the most in the dataset.

37 people watching no television.

51 people watching 30 minutes of television.

17 people watching 45 minutes of television.

20 people watching 60 minutes of television.

19 people watching 75 minutes of television.

11 people watching 90 minutes of television.

50 people watching 120 minutes of television.

45 people watching 240 minutes of television.

The group with the highest frequency (51) is the the group that watch 30 minutes of television.

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