Question

data distribution quiz complete 1 2 3 4 this list shows the number of years that 99 u.s. supreme court justices served. 0 4 6 8 13 15 18 22 26 31 1 4 6 9 13 15 19 23 26 32 1 4 6 9 14 16 19 23 27 33 2 5 7 9 14 16 20 23 28 33 2 5 7 10 14 16 20 23 28 33 2 5 7 10 14 16 20 23 28 33 3 5 7 10 15 17 20 24 29 34 3 5 8 11 15 17 20 24 30 34 3 5 8 13 15 18 21 26 30 34 4 5 8 13 15 18 21 26 30 36 4 5 8 13 15 18 21 26 31 what number of years is the mode the supreme court justices served? a. 20 b. 15 c. 23 d. 5

Explanation:

Step1: Recall mode definition

The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data - set.

Step2: Count frequencies

Count the frequency of each number in the given data - set of years of service of U.S. Supreme Court Justices. After counting, we find that the number 23 appears 7 times, the number 20 appears 6 times, the number 15 appears 6 times, and the number 5 appears 6 times. Since 23 appears more frequently than the other candidates.

Answer:

c. 23