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

waloshin · Dec 10, 2012, 09:52 PM

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 · Dec 10, 2012, 10:35 PM

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

quagmire · Dec 10, 2012, 11:15 PM

Use SPSS.

wordoflife · Dec 10, 2012, 11:24 PM

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

waloshin · Dec 10, 2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mobilehaathi

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.

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Originally Posted by quagmire

Use SPSS.

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

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Originally Posted by wordoflife

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 · Dec 10, 2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by waloshin

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 · Dec 15, 2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by quagmire

Use SPSS.

or SAS

mobilehaathi · Dec 15, 2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Eldiablojoe

or SAS

or R

Shaun.P · Jan 2, 2013, 06:14 PM

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

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