Question

Find the modes for the data in the given frequency distribution. (Round your answers to one decimal place. If there is more than one mode, enter your answer as a comma-separated list. If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)Points Scored in Basketball Game Frequency 3 9 7 5 8 9 10 4 13 1 15 2 17 1

Answer 1

SOLUTION

The mode of a distribution is the data with the highest frequency or the data that occure most in the distribution.

Consider the distribution given

The highest frequency is

$9$

The data with this frequency are two which are

$\begin{gathered} 3 \\ \text{and } \\ 8 \end{gathered}$

Therefore

The mode of the distribution is 3,8

Answer: Mode is 3,8