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Q · Statistics Difficult · 45s
Find the mode for grouped data with classes 0–10,10–20,20–30,30–40,40–50 and frequencies 6,14,20,10,4.
TopicStatistics
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyDifficult
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Mode ≈ L + [(f₁−f₀)/(2f₁−f₀−f₂)]·h = 23.75.
Final Answer: Option A — 23.75