DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : M.H Prasad
Designation : HCCP
Branch : Commercial & Computer Practice
Institute : S.G.M Polytechnic, Abdullapurmet, RR
Dist.
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Quantitative Techniques - I
Subject Code : CCP-303
Topic : Mode
Duration : 50 Mts
Sub Topic : Calculation of Mode - Individual series

Teaching Aids : Pictures, Diagrams, Animations & PPT

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Objectives
On completion of this class, you would
be able to learn:

 Calculation of Mode - Individual Series

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Recap

 Mode – most frequently occurring

variable in a series

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Calculation of Mode

 Individual series
 Discrete series
 Continuous series

AM is represented by symbol X

Median is denoted by M

Mode is represented by Z

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Mode – Individual series:

Steps:

 Count the values that repeat themselves most

no. of times

 Value which occurs the maximum number

of times is Modal value

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Example 1
Calculate mode from the following data of the
marks obtained by 10 students.
S.No Marks (x)
1 10
2 27
3 24
4 12
5 27
6 27
7 20
8 18
9 15
10 30

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Solution to Ex. 1

Size of item 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30

No of times it 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
occurs

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Solution contd

 Size of Item 27 occurs the maximum

number of times (frequency) 3
 Therefore, Modal marks are 27

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Example 2
The following are the size of shoe as worn by 10
persons. Compute the modal size

Size of 4 5 4.5 5 5.5 4.5 5 4.5 6

shoe

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Solution to Ex. 2

Calculation of Mode

Size of shoe No. of items it

occurs
4 2

4.5 2

5 4

5.5 1

6 1
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Solution 2 contd

 The size 5 occurs maximum number of

times i.e., 4

 Therefore Modal size of shoe is 5

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Example 3

The marks obtained by ten students in an

examination are given below:
Find the Modal marks for the same

Marks 43 48 60 57 48 60 48 38 59 48

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Solution to Ex.3

Calculation of Mode

Marks obtained No of times it occurs

38 1

43 1
48 4
57 1
59 1
60 2

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Solution 3 contd

 48 marks occurs maximum number of times

i.e. 4

Therefore, Modal mark is 48

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Example 4
Calculate Mode from the following data

Marks 20 30 10 40 60 50 90 70 80 100

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Solution to Ex. 4

 None of the item is repeated

 Mode cannot be calculated in this method
 Here, Mode is ill–defined

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Example 5
Calculate Mode for the following

Marks 10 20 10 30 40 50 50 60 70 80

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Solution to Ex. 5

 Two marks 10 and 50 repeats two times

 There are 2 Modal values
 Such a series is known as bi–modal or
multi-modal

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Summary

 Calculation of mode – Individual series

 Observe the data
 Identify the repeated value from the data
 The value which occurs maximum number of
times is the modal value

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Quiz

1. Mode of the series 11, 14, 11, 15, 11, 16, 12, 11 is

a) 11

b) 14

c) 15

d) 16

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2. When one cannot say which is the modal
value, then Mode is

a) defined
b) not defined
c) none of these

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Assignment

1. Find the Mode from the following series:

Income in Rs. 110, 120, 130, 130, 110, 140,
130, 120, 130, 140.
3. Calculate Mode from the following data:
Income: 80, 90,10, 80, 25, 30, 90, 80,20, 40,
50

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Calculate Mode from the following data:

Marks :

43, 48, 65, 56, 31, 60, 37, 48, 62, 78

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