Understanding Mode

A Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on identifying and calculating the mode in various data sets.

Grade 8 Math Data and GraphingStatisticsMode

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Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksCustomTrue / FalseLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5.C

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mathgrade 8statisticsmodedata analysis

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Read each question carefully and provide the correct answer. Remember that the mode is the number that appears most often in a data set.

1. What is the mode of the following data set? 5, 7, 8, 5, 9, 10, 5, 12

2. Find the mode of the data set: 15, 18, 12, 15, 19, 20, 15, 18

3. Which of the following data sets has a mode of 10?

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

10, 10, 11, 12, 13

7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10

Both b and c

4. What is the mode of the following data set: 2, 3, 5, 2, 7, 3, 2, 8?

No mode

5. A data set can have more than one .

6. If all numbers in a data set appear the same number of times, there is no .

7. The following bar graph shows the number of students who prefer certain colors. What is the mode of the preferred colors?

8. A data set can only have one mode.

True

False

9. The mode is always the largest number in a data set.

True

False

10. Explain in your own words what the mode represents in a data set and provide an example.