alleryWhich measure finds the most common surname in a school list?
AMean
BMedian
CMode
DRange
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mode
1. Surnames are names, not numbers.
2. Names cannot be added or ordered by size.
3. Only counting how often they occur works, which gives the mode.
Mean needs numbers, median needs an order and range needs numbers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mode (statistics), Use_
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