Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Measures of Central Tendency

Question:

The word mode has been derived from the ___________ word “la Mode”.

Options:

Latin

French

German

Greek

Correct Answer:

French

Explanation:

 

The correct answer is option 2:French

The word mode has been derived from the French word “la Mode” which signifies the most fashionable values of a distribution, because it is repeated the highest number of times in the series. Mode is the most frequently observed data value. It is denoted by Mo.