Question

Find the modes(s) for the given sample data
The length (in inches) of each snake in the Clarmont Zoo's reptile house are shown below.
9 15 86 13 16 101 85 10 14 17 102
1)42.6 in
2)21.3 in
3)no mode
4)16 in

Answer 1

To find the mode of the given sample data, we need to identify which value, if any, appears most frequently. The data provided is:

9, 15, 86, 13, 16, 101, 85, 10, 14, 17, 102

Let's list the numbers and count their occurrences:

- 9 appears 1 time
- 10 appears 1 time
- 13 appears 1 time
- 14 appears 1 time
- 15 appears 1 time
- 16 appears 1 time
- 17 appears 1 time
- 85 appears 1 time
- 86 appears 1 time
- 101 appears 1 time
- 102 appears 1 time

Since all the numbers appear exactly once, there is no number that appears more frequently than the others.

Thus, the mode of the data is:

**3) no mode**