GATE ME 2017 Set 2 — Question 4
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A sample of 15 data is as follows: 17, 18, 17, 17, 13, 18, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 17, 3. The mode of the data is
Correct answer
(C) 17
Solution
The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.
Let's count the frequency of each number:
Let's count the frequency of each number:
- 17: 4 times
- 18: 2 times
- 13: 1 time
- 5: 2 times
- 6: 1 time
- 7: 1 time
- 8: 1 time
- 9: 1 time
- 20: 1 time
- 3: 1 time
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