Question: A scientist studied the number of eggs a species of bird lays each year. He found that the most common number of eggs laid in a year is three. Which statistical measurement did the scientist find?

  Options: 
 A. the mean number of eggs laid in a year
 B. the median number of eggs laid in a year
 C. the mode of the number of eggs laid in a year
 D. the range of the number of eggs laid in a year 
Answer: C