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Two players played 7 games and their scores are given as follows:


What are the modal scores of Sam and Andrew?

A
For Sam: 85,89
For Andrew: 78
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For Sam: 75
For Andrew: 78
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C
For Sam: 123
For Andrew: 111
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For Sam: 75,123
For Andrew: 78,111
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Solution

The correct option is A For Sam: 85,89
For Andrew: 78
Concept: The mode of a given data set is the value or term that occurs most frequently in the data set. It can have more then value, i.e., it can be bimodal or trimodal.

Arrange the given data in ascending order to observe the most frequently occuring scores for Sam and Andrew. The repeated values are highlighted as follows:


Thus, for Sam there are two values that occur for the most number of times.
Hence, the modal score of Sam is bimodal with values 85 and 89.

In case of Andrew, 78 occurs most frequently, thus the modal score of Andrew is 78.

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