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The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital on a particular day:

Find the mode and the mean of the data given above. Compare and interpret the two measures of central tendency.

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Mode = 36.8 years, Mean = 35.37 years, Maximum number of patients admitted in the hospital are of the age 36.8 years (approx.), while on an average the age of a patient admitted to the hospital is 35.37 years.
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