Suppose that the 1999 monthly cost for health care for an employee and two dependents is given in the following table. $\text { cellpadding }=" 0 " \text { cellspacing }=" 0 " \text { width }=84 \% \text { " border }=0 "$
$\begin{array}{ll}
{\text { Provider }} & {\text { Cost }} \
\text { Maxicare } & \$ 425.02 \
\text { Cigna } & \$ 429.03 \
\text { Health Net } & \$ 434.87 \
\text { Pacific Care } & \$ 444.83 \
\text { Health Plan of the Redwoods } \$ 448.32 \
\text { Kaiser } & \$ 454.11 \
\text { Aetna U.S. Healthcare } & \$ 457.33 \
\text { Blue Shield HMO } & \$ 460.45 \
\text { Omni Healthcare } & \$ 469.25 \
\text { Lifeguard } & \$ 474.92
\end{array}$ What is the mode?
A) $448.32
B) $449.81
C) none
D) $447.02
E) $454.11

Question

Suppose that the 1999 monthly cost for health care for an employee and two dependents is given in the following table. $\text { cellpadding }=" 0 " \text { cellspacing }=" 0 " \text { width }=84 \% \text { " border }=0 ">$
$\begin{array}{ll}
{\text { Provider }} & {\text { Cost }} \
\text { Maxicare } & \$ 425.02 \
\text { Cigna } & \$ 429.03 \
\text { Health Net } & \$ 434.87 \
\text { Pacific Care } & \$ 444.83 \
\text { Health Plan of the Redwoods } \$ 448.32 \
\text { Kaiser } & \$ 454.11 \
\text { Aetna U.S. Healthcare } & \$ 457.33 \
\text { Blue Shield HMO } & \$ 460.45 \
\text { Omni Healthcare } & \$ 469.25 \
\text { Lifeguard } & \$ 474.92
\end{array}$ What is the mode?
A) $448.32
B) $449.81
C) none
D) $447.02
E) $454.11

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mode is the most common value in the data set. Since there are no repeated values on the list, there is no mode.

Suppose That the 1999 Monthly Cost for Health Care for an Employee