How do you find the mode in central tendency if...

[waloshin]

How do you find the mode in central tendency if there are no repeating values?

I had an exam today that asked to use central tendency, but there was no repeating vales. Example

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21

 

[mobilehaathi]

I'll give you a hint: there can be more than one mode in a distribution.

 

[quagmire]

Use SPSS. 😉

 

[wordoflife]

I would have said that 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21 are the modes, or that there are no modes.

 

[waloshin]

I'll give you a hint: there can be more than one mode in a distribution.

That is true, but what would the mode be with those numbers? Doesn't make sense.

Use SPSS. 😉

I have heard of that software, but it's very expensive.

I would have said that 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21 are the modes, or that there are no modes.

Haha I like the 21 modes. I would assume no mode.

 

[mobilehaathi]

That is true, but what would the mode be with those numbers? Doesn't make sense.

Reason it out. One step at a time.

 

[Eldiablojoe]

Use SPSS. 😉

or SAS

 

[mobilehaathi]

or SAS

or R

 

[Shaun.P]

If just asked for central tendency, what about the mean (9.67) or median (7)?