Question

4. In 2017, researchers from Dalhousie University released results from a poll where they asked a random sample of Canadians whether they agree with the following statement: "I support the legalization of recreational marijuana." Supportforthelegalizationofrecreationalmarijuana (%)- Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree or Disagree Agree Strongly Agree 14.5 10.7 6.9 35.9 32.1 a. Calculate and interpret the mode b. Why wouldn't it be appropriate to report the mean for this table?

Answer 1

Ans:

a)

As,percentage for "Agree" is highest i.e. 35.9%,it has highest frequency,so mode is "Agree"

b)

As,its is qualitative data,so,it is not appropriate to calculate mean.