Mode Calculator
Find the mode (most frequent value) in your data set - a key measure of central tendency
Enter Your Data Set (up to 50 numbers)
Valid numbers: 0
Mode Results
Enter at least one valid number to find the mode
Example: Finding the Mode
Dataset Example
Data: 17, 23, 26, 12, 23, 22, 15, 26, 15, 24, 26, 17
Sorted: 12, 15, 15, 17, 17, 22, 23, 23, 24, 26, 26, 26
Frequency Count
12: 1 time, 15: 2 times, 17: 2 times
22: 1 time, 23: 2 times, 24: 1 time
26: 3 times ← Most frequent
Result
Mode: 26 (appears 3 times)
Distribution: Unimodal (single mode)
Interpretation: 26 is the most common value in the dataset
Types of Mode
Unimodal
One value appears most frequently
Bimodal
Two values share the highest frequency
Multimodal
Three or more values share highest frequency
No Mode
All values appear with same frequency
Remember Mode
MOde = MOst frequent value
Like "à la mode" - what's trendy/popular
"The mode is the one that appears the most"
Works with both numbers and categories
Understanding the Mode in Statistics
What is the Mode?
The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set. Unlike the mean and median, the mode can be used with non-numerical data and represents the most common or popular value in your dataset.
Key Properties
- •Can be used with categorical data
- •A dataset can have no mode, one mode, or multiple modes
- •Represents the most typical or common value
- •Less affected by extreme values than mean
How to Find the Mode
Step 1: Count frequency of each value
Step 2: Find the highest frequency
Step 3: Mode = value(s) with highest frequency
Applications:
- Business: Most popular product or size
- Education: Most common test score
- Demographics: Most frequent age group
- Quality Control: Most common defect type
Tip: Mode is especially useful for categorical data where mean and median don't make sense