A Statistics Student Made the Following Grades on 7 Tests

question 36

Multiple Choice

A statistics student made the following grades on 7 tests: 76, 82, 92, 95, 79, 86, and 92.What is the mode?

• A)79
• B)82
• C)86
• D)92
• E)76

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Definitions:

Central Tendency

Statistical measures that summarize a data set by identifying the central position within that data set, commonly using mean, median, and mode.

Extreme Scores

Statistical outliers in a data set that are significantly higher or lower than most of the data.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from their mean, indicating the dispersion or spread.

Scores

Quantitative values or measurements used to evaluate or assess someone or something's performance or status.