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Question
In the following table, the information is given about the number of families and the siblings in the families less than 14 years of age. Find the mode of the data.
| No. of siblings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Families | 15 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
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Solution
Given:
| No. of siblings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Families | 15 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
Mode is the value that occurs most frequently in the data, i.e., the value with the highest frequency.
- Frequencies: 15, 25, 5, 5
- Highest frequency = 25
- Corresponding No. of Siblings = 2
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