Solved on Feb 22, 2024

Find the most common birth weight among 8 babies with weights 4,5,5,3,5,4,5,44, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4 kg.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The birth weights of the 8 most recent babies are given.
2. We are asked to find the mode of these birth weights.

STEP 2

The mode of a set of values is the value that appears most frequently.

STEP 3

List the given birth weights in ascending order to make it easier to identify the mode.
Birth weights: 3kg,4kg,4kg,4kg,5kg,5kg,5kg,5kg\text{Birth weights: } 3\,kg, 4\,kg, 4\,kg, 4\,kg, 5\,kg, 5\,kg, 5\,kg, 5\,kg

STEP 4

Count the frequency of each birth weight.
3kg:1time3\,kg: 1\, time 4kg:3times4\,kg: 3\, times 5kg:4times5\,kg: 4\, times

STEP 5

Identify the birth weight that appears most frequently.
The weight of 5kg5\,kg appears 44 times, which is more frequent than the others.

STEP 6

Conclude that the mode of the birth weights is 5kg5\,kg.
The mode of the birth weights is 5kg5\,kg.

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