Understanding the mode | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which is larger: 5 902 or 5 920?
- 5 902
- 5 920 ✓
Starting with the lowest number, put these numbers in order of size.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  2.4003
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  2.409
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  2.41
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  2.416
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  2.435
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  2.47
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  3
Select the symbols that could be correctly written in the box. ${3} \square {3}$
- $<$
- $\leq$ ✓
- $>$
- $\geq$ ✓
- $=$ ✓
The letter 's' appears ______ times in the tongue twister "She sells seashells on the seashore".
- '8' ✓
An ______ is a single number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data.
- 'average' ✓
In a non-leap year, which calendar month has the same number of Mondays as Tuesdays as Wednesdays as Thursdays as Fridays as Saturdays as Sundays? ______
- 'February' ✓

The mode is the most ______ value. It is a measure of central tendency representing the average of the values.
- 'frequent' ✓
The mode of this data: (-4), (-4), (-4), 2, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 is ______.
- '-4' ✓
Which of these data sets has no mode?
- 3, 5, 7, 3, 4, 7, 4, 6, 8
- 2, 0, 2, 0, 4, 6, 6, 3, 1, 2
- 13, 15, 17, 14, 18, 12, 11, 16 ✓
- cat, dog, cat, mouse, spider, horse
Which is the best description for the data set shown in this dot plot?
- no mode
- one mode ✓
- bimodal
- trimodal
Match each data set to the description of its modes.
- autumn, summer, summer, spring
  
  ⇔
  
  one mode ✓
- 3, 5, 2, 8, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3
  
  ⇔
  
  bimodal ✓
- a, b, b, c, c, d, e, e, f, g
  
  ⇔
  
  trimodal ✓
- -2, -4, -1, -3, -7, -5, -10
  
  ⇔
  
  no mode ✓
The mode of the data shown on this dot plot is ______.
- '3' ✓

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Pupils may not understand what feature of a data set they're trying to find when identifying a mode

Phrase the question as 'What is the modal colour?' for instance, rather than just 'What is the mode?'

Mode - the most frequent value. It is a measure of central tendency representing the average of the values.
Bimodal - Sets of data which have two modes are known as bimodal data
Trimodal - Trimodal data has three modes