Author Question: Compute the mode for the following data. 12, 16, 19, 10, 12, 11, 21, 12, 21, 10 a. 21 b. 11 c. 12 ... (Read 81 times)

elizabeth18

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Compute the mode for the following data. 12, 16, 19, 10, 12, 11, 21, 12, 21, 10
 a. 21 b. 11
  c. 12 d. 10

Question 2

The ________________ is a point estimate of the population mean for the variable of interest.
 a. sample mean b. median
  c. sample d. geometric mean



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Answer to Question 1

c
RATIONALE: The mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a data set. The value 12 occurs with the greatest frequency. Therefore, the mode is 12.

Answer to Question 2

a
RATIONALE: The sample mean is a point estimate of the (typically unknown) population mean for the variable of interest.



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