Mode of Data

In a crash test, 11 cars were tested to determine what impact speed was required to obtain minimal bumper damage. Find the mode of the speeds given in miles per hour below.

24, 15, 18, 20, 18, 22, 24, 26, 18, 26, 24

• 18 and 24

• 18

• 24

• 26

The typing speeds of 12 secretaries are recorded below (in words per minute). Find the mode.

35, 43, 39, 46, 43, 47, 38, 51, 43, 38, 40, 45

• 38

• 43

• 45

• 51

The data that appears the most often in a set of data is called the ____________.

• mean

• median

• mode

• no mode

The manager of a video shop recorded the number of blank tapes sold per day in 2 weeks (below). Which of the following statements is true?

132, 121, 119, 116, 130, 121, 131, 117, 119, 135, 121, 129, 119, 134

• There is no mode.

• The mode is 119.

• The mode is 131

• The modes are 119 and 121

Ten earthquakes were measured using the Richter scale and their magnitudes are listed below. Which of the following statements is true?

7.0, 6.2, 7.7, 8.0, 6.4, 7.2, 5.4, 6.6, 7.5, 5.9

• There is no mode.

• The mode is 6.4.

• The mode is 5.4

• The set is bimodal.

During the first 6 hours of the fair, there were the following number of customers:

first hour: 58

second hour: 58

third hour: 62

fourth hour: 55

fifth hour: 60

sixth hour: 48

Find the mode of the data set.

• 58

• 62

• no mode

• 58 and 62

What is the mode of the following data set?

5, 7, 7, 8, 12 , 12, 5, 6, 13, 12

• 5

• 7

• 12

• no mode

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94. Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 50

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

What is the mode in this set of numbers:
7, 14, 20, 3, 7, 14, 2, 14, 7

• 7
• 20
• 7 & 14
• none of the above

What is the first thing you should do before finding the mode?

• Start crossing numbers off

• Put numbers in order from least to greatest

• List the numbers how they are

• Look for repeats