Re: mode question

Mann wrote:

> my daughter had the following multiple choice question on her maths test.  I
> dont agree with any of the answers.
>
> This is the question in full
>
> Q   Julie kept a record of the number of pairs of shoes she had.
>
> year     no of pairs of shoes
>
> 1996        11
> 1997        9
> 1998        12
> 1999        10
> 2000        13
>
> The mode is
> a.  1996
> b   1997
> c    1998
> d   1999
> e    2000
>
> the correct answer given was e 2000.
>
> I say there is no mode  and if there was a mode , then the answer would not
> be a year but a number of pairs of shoes.  What do the statistics experts
> think?
The mode is 13, not the year.  You are correct that the correct answer 
was not offered.

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Stephen J. Herschkorn                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]