Mode (most)
Find the one that occurs most often (hint: do a tally chart)
eg. Heights of plants:
11cm; 5cm; 7cm; 3cm; 14cm; 8cm; 9cm; 5cm; 8cm; 7cm; 5cm; 7cm; 8cm; 9cm; 11cm; 7cm
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Height of plant (cm) |
Tally |
Frequency |
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3 |
| |
1 |
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5 |
||| |
3 |
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7 |
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4 |
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8 |
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3 |
|
9 |
|| |
2 |
|
11 |
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2 |
|
14 |
| |
1 |
Mode = 7cm
NB: There may be more than one mode
eg. Heights of plants:
11cm; 5cm; 7cm; 3cm; 14cm; 8cm; 9cm; 5cm; 8cm; 7cm; 5cm; 7cm; 8cm; 9cm; 11cm; 7cm; 8cm
|
Height of plant (cm) |
Tally |
Frequency |
|
3 |
| |
1 |
|
5 |
||| |
3 |
|
7 |
|||| |
4 |
|
8 |
|||| |
3 |
|
9 |
|| |
2 |
|
11 |
|| |
2 |
|
14 |
| |
1 |
Mode = 7cm & 8cm