Mode

Mode

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business Statistics (MGT 202)

Unit 3: Measures of Central Tendency

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of mode.
• Select suitable statistical procedures, carry out calculations and interpret business results.

Curriculum Scope

• Mode

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Mode

   1. Most frequent value or category.
   2. Modal class and grouped-data estimation.
   3. Distributions with no clear mode or more than one mode.

2. Business interpretation

   1. Mode for common sizes, choices or categories.
   2. Comparison with mean and median.
   3. Limitations when observations are sparse or irregular.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 14-16.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.