Question

A student surveyed 100 students at her school to find out if they preferred musical, comedy, science-fiction, or drama movies. Which statistical measure should she use to describe the data obtained from the survey?

A. the median
B. the mean
C. the mode

Answer 1

Hi there!

The answer is C. 

She should use the mode to describe the data obtained from the survey. The mode includes listing the count of all of the different topics and how many students preferred which topic. Rather than just focusing on one topic that was chosen centrally, the mode helps gather data. 

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The mode because it is a survey with many options, leading to the student picking the most chosen option (mODE=mOST).