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For a moderately skewed distribution with mean 10 and median 8, the mode is:

Answer: 4.

  • A 2
  • B 4
  • C 6
  • D 12

Correct answer: B. 4

Explanation: Using mode = 3·median − 2·mean = 24 − 20 = 4.

Normal Distribution: the 68-95-99.7 Rule68% within ±1σ95% within ±2σmean=median=mode (centre)

In a perfectly normal (bell-shaped) distribution, mean, median, and mode all coincide at the centre; about 68% of data falls within 1 standard deviation of the mean, 95% within 2, and 99.7% within 3 - the empirical rule used to judge how typical or extreme a value is.

Concept context

Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and data interpretation

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