PRC-2 · Chapter 8 · Question 58 of 60
Which statistical measure of central tendency is formally defined as the single value that appears with the highest frequency within a dataset?
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Correct answer: C) Mode
Explanation
In descriptive statistics, the mode is defined strictly as the most typical or most frequently repeated value occurring within a specific dataset.
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