Statistics: Mode
| Monthly Income (in Dollars) | Number of households |
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
| 3,000 | 3,273 |
| 3,250 | 3,126 |
| 3,500 | 3,086 |
| 3,750 | 2,974 |
The table shows incomes of households in a small town rounded to the nearest $250. What is the mode of the listed incomes?
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This is a trap option. The number 3,273 is not the mode but rather the __number of households__ with an income of 3,000. Since the question asked for the mode of the listed incomes, the answer has to be an income (i.e., one of the numbers in the left column).
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Correct.
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The number 3,000 is the monthly income of most households in the list. Hence, 3,000 is the mode.
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