Question 28
Measures of Central TendencyThe number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown below
No. of goals: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
No. of matches: 3, 5, 7, 4, 1, 0
What are the values of the mean and the mode respectively?
- A.(1.75, 5)
- B.(1.75, 2)
- C.(1.75, 1)
- D.(2, 2)
- E.(2, 1).
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B ((1.75, 2))
Explanation
Total goals = 0 + 5 + 14 + 12 + 4 = 35 in 20 matches, so the mean is 1.75. 2 goals happened most often (7 times), so the mode is 2.