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| − | The '''Mode''' is a | + | The '''Mode''' is a summary of data that reports the value that occurs most frequently in a dataset. |
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| − | :1,3,3,3,5,7,9,19 | + | :1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19 |
| − | The | + | The mode is "3" because "3" occurs 4 times and no other value occurs 4 or more times. |
| − | ==See | + | The mode can be used to describe [[categorical data]] as well. |
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| + | For the following categorical data: | ||
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| + | :Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Yellow, Orange | ||
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| + | The mode would be "Blue" | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
*[[Median]] | *[[Median]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:47, September 7, 2017
The Mode is a summary of data that reports the value that occurs most frequently in a dataset.
For the following data:
- 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19
The mode is "3" because "3" occurs 4 times and no other value occurs 4 or more times.
The mode can be used to describe categorical data as well.
For the following categorical data:
- Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Yellow, Orange
The mode would be "Blue"