Question

for a psychology assignment, trevor kept a sleep log for 5 days.
hours slept
thursday
friday
day
saturday
sunday
monday
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
hours
what is the mode of the numbers?

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the number of hours slept each day

From the bar - graph:
Thursday: \(8\) hours
Friday: \(9\) hours
Saturday: \(8\) hours
Sunday: \(7\) hours
Monday: \(8\) hours

Step2: Recall the definition of mode

The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set.

Step3: Count the frequency of each number

• The number \(7\) appears \(1\) time.
• The number \(8\) appears \(3\) times.
• The number \(9\) appears \(1\) time.

Answer:

\(8\)