What is the mode of this data set?

Correct answer: A. 15

  • A. 15
  • B. 11
  • C. 16
  • D. 17

Explanation

The mode is the value that appears most often in a set of data values.1950s →20 hurricanes1960s →15 hurricanes1970s →12 hurricanes1980s →17 hurricanes1990s →15 hurricanes2000s →19 hurricanes2010s →09 hurricanesArranging them in order:9, 12, 15, 15, 17, 19, 20As we can clearly see, the value that appears more often is 15. It appears twice. The rest of the values appear once. Therefore, the mode is 15. Option A is the answer.

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