Multiple choice

Mode of the observations $5, 7, 2, 8, 5, 5, 8, 2, 5, 8, 7, 6$ is

  1. $7$
  2. $6$
  3. $6.5$
  4. $5$
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Explanation

The mode is the observation that appears most frequently. Counting the occurrences: 5 appears 4 times, 7 appears 2 times, 2 appears 2 times, 8 appears 3 times, 6 appears 1 time. 5 is the mode.

AI explanation

The mode is defined as the value that occurs most often in a set of observations. Counting the frequencies of each number in the provided list shows that 5 appears four times, while 2, 8, and 7 appear less frequently. Because 5 has the highest frequency, the mode is 5.

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