Question

1. choose the best reason for using the mode as the measure of central tendency.

the dataset contains qualitative data.
the dataset can only be summarized using the average.
the dataset contains quantitative data.
the dataset can only be summarized by the largest data value.

Explanation:

The mode is the most frequent value in a dataset. Qualitative (categorical) data, like types of animals or colors, can't be averaged or have a "largest value" in a meaningful way for central tendency. Mode is suitable for qualitative data as it identifies the most common category. The other options are incorrect: average (mean) is for quantitative data, quantitative data can use mean/median too, and mode isn't about the largest value.

Answer:

A. The dataset contains qualitative data.