Considering sales levels at each hour of operation in a shoe store, a business analyst finds that the mode is between 3pm and 4pm each day.The analyst could conclude that ___________.
A)half of shoe sales occur before 3pm
B)hourly sales of shoes are normally distributed
C)half of shoe sales occur after 4pm
D)3pm to 4pm has more shoe sales than other hours
E)3pm to 4pm is when any retail business would have the most sales

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The mode refers to the most frequently occurring value in a data set. Therefore, if the mode for sales is between 3pm and 4pm, it means that this time period has more shoe sales than any other hour, not necessarily anything about the distribution of sales across the day or comparisons to other retail businesses.

Considering Sales Levels at Each Hour of Operation in a Shoe