Last year, nine employees of an electronics company retired. Their ages (in years)at retirement are listed below. Find the mode(s)for the given sample data. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l }
51 & 61 & 62 & 57 & 50 & 67 & 68 & 58 & 53
\end{array}$$
A) 51 yr, 61 yr, 62 yr, 57 yr, 50 yr, 67 yr, 68 yr, 58 yr, 53 yr
B) 58 yr
C) 58.6 yr
D) no mode

Question

Last year, nine employees of an electronics company retired. Their ages (in years)at retirement are listed below. Find the mode(s)for the given sample data. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 
51 & 61 & 62 & 57 & 50 & 67 & 68 & 58 & 53
\end{array}$$
A) 51 yr, 61 yr, 62 yr, 57 yr, 50 yr, 67 yr, 68 yr, 58 yr, 53 yr
B) 58 yr
C) 58.6 yr
D) no mode

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set. Since all ages appear only once, there is no mode.

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Last Year, Nine Employees of an Electronics Company Retired $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 51 & 61 & 62 & 57 & 50 & 67 & 68 & 58 & 53\end{array}$