What is the mode?9     8     7     8     9     7     2

The mode is a statistical term that refers to the most frequently occurring number found in a set of numbers.

To find the mode, follow these steps:

1. List the numbers in the data set: 9, 8, 7, 8, 9, 7, 2
2. Count how many times each number appears:
   • 9 appears 2 times
   • 8 appears 2 times
   • 7 appears 2 times
   • 2 appears 1 time
3. The number(s) that appears most frequently is the mode.

In this case, there are three modes: 9, 8, and 7. This is because they all appear 2 times, which is more frequently than the other number(s) in the set. This is an example of a multimodal or bimodal distribution, which means there is more than one mode.