Why Shouldn't the Mode Be Used with the Following Set

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why shouldn't the mode be used with the following set of scores? 2,5,3,3,4,2,4,5,1,1

• A)The data are obviously not nominal.
• B)There is no mode;all scores occur with the same frequency.
• C)The scores are positively skewed.
• D)The scores are negatively skewed.

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