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An online quiz at​ Ladies' Home Journal asked​ respondents: ​"Which of the following best describes dinner at your​ house? ​(a) Fast food from the​ drive-through, which we eat in front of the TV. ​(b) Microwaved leftovers and every man for himself. ​(c) A​ sit-down meal at our favorite family restaurant. ​(d) A quick meal prepared that night and eaten at the dining room​ table." To summarize the results of this question across all​ respondents, which statistics should be​ used?

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Answer:

The most appropriate statistics is Mode. That is, most occurrence response!

We can derive this by obtaining the Table of Frequency Distribution.

Explanation:

We expect different responses from different respondents, and the responses are expected to vary and tally across the board. Thus, we tally the responses and put it in a frequency distribution to see the option that best represents the response or opinion of the respondents. This is what we call mode.

We can also investigate the lowest response and so on.

From the frequency distribution, we can plot a bar chart, to see the pictorial output of the responses. We can also do make other graphical illustrations like pie charts, etc.

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