Identifying Most Frequent: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

Mathematics
Grade 8
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet designed to help students identify the most frequent value (mode) and address common misconceptions through error analysis and varied questions.

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Identifying Most Frequent: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
In the data set [3, 7, 3, 2, 3, 5, 7], what is the mode?
[1 mark]
2.
A survey shows the number of hours students slept last night: [8, 7, 8, 6, 8, 7, 5]. Identify the mode.
[1 mark]
3.
A classroom has the following number of books read by students: [2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5]. What is the mode?
[1 mark]
4.
Identify the common mistake in the following data set: [10, 12, 10, 13, 12, 12, 10].
[2 marks]
5.
A researcher records the ages of participants: [23, 25, 23, 24, 25, 23]. What is the mode?
[1 mark]
6.
In a dataset, [4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6], identify the mode. Is there more than one?
[2 marks]
7.
Construct a data set of 10 numbers where the mode is 7. Explain your reasoning.
[3 marks]
8.
Given the data set [1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4], identify the mode(s).
[1 mark]
9.
A class votes on their favorite fruit: [Apple, Banana, Apple, Orange, Banana, Apple]. What is the mode?
[1 mark]
10.
Identify the common misconception in the following: [5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7].
[2 marks]
11.
In a dataset [10, 12, 14, 12, 16, 12], identify the mode and explain why.
[2 marks]
12.
A survey records the number of pets owned by families: [1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4]. What is the mode?
[1 mark]

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Created
1/1/2026
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