Question

A car seller collects the following data of cars sold in his shop:
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Colour of car}& \text{Number of cars sold}\\ \text{Red}& 15\\ \text{Black}& 20\\ \text{White}& 17\\ \text{Silver}& 12\\ \text{Others}& 9\end{array}$
(a) Which colour of the car is most liked?
(b) Which measure of central tendency was used in (a)?

Answer 1

(a) The red colour of the car liked by people =15
The black colour of the car liked by people = 20
The white colour of the car liked by people =17
The silver colour of the car liked by people =12
Other colour of the car liked by people = 9
Hence, the black colour of the car is the most liked.
(b) Mode concept used in (a)