AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The mode is:
A
The average of all the values
B
The middle number
C
The most frequently occurring number
D
The first number you see
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mode: The most frequent number-that is, the number that occurs the highest number of times. Example: The mode of 4, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2 is 2 because it occurs three times, which is more than any other number.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mode of a data set is the value that occurs most often.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mode or modal value of a data set is the most frequently occurring value.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mode is the highest occurring figure in a series. It is the value in a series of observation that repeats maximum number of times and which represents the whole series as most of the values in the series revolves around this value.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thus, the given statement is true.

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