Understanding Mode from Dot Plots

What is the mode in a data set?

• The middle value when data is ordered

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

• The value that appears most frequently

• The average of all values

In the bike ride distances example, which distance was the mode?

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

• 5 miles

How many times did the mode distance occur in the bike ride example?

• Four times

• Five times

• Six times

• Seven times

In the biology quiz scores example, which scores were the modes?

• 10 and 11

• 11 and 12

• 12 and 13

• 13 and 14

What should you do if a data set has more than one mode?

• Ignore the additional modes

• List all values that occur most frequently

• Choose the lowest value as the mode

• Choose the highest value as the mode