Question

What are the mean and mode of the following data set?

59
16
57
46
58
21
36
41
23
64
20
66
40
51
28
46
a.
mean: 43.5, mode: 46
b.
mean: 42, mode: 46
c.
mean: 43.5, mode: 42
d.
mean: 46, mode: 42

Answer 1

b. mean: 42, mode: 46

Work: Sum = 672, mean = 672 ÷ 16 = 42. The only repeated value is 46 (appears twice), so mode = 46.