Find the mode of the observations 17, 23, 25, 18, 17, 23, 19, 23, 17, 26, 23. If 4 is subtracted from each observation, what will be the mode of the new observations?
Arranging the data in ascending order, we have,
17, 17, 18, 19, 23, 23, 23, 26
Here, 23 occurs most frequently (3 times)
∴ Mode = 23
If 4 is subtracted from each observation, then the mode of the new observations
= 23 – 4 = 19