FRAME 32.
A typical application of the mode would be to determine the most frequent cause or reason
for some event. For example, what is the most frequent cause of traffic accidents given the
following data?
CAUSES
NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
Mechanical Failure
100
Reckless Driving
260
Drunken Driving
130
Speeding
380
Weather Conditions
_130
1000
Clearly the mean or median would not be appropriate in this case because the causes cannot be
numerically measured. The modal cause is speeding because more accidents are attributed to it
than any other factor.
QUESTION:
The following data represents the number of hits on target by 10 tank crews selected at large
from a tank battalion: 37, 43, 31, 40, 37, 45, 40, 37, 40, 38. Find the mean, median, and mode.
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