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Understanding Mode in Statistics

The mode in statistics is the most frequently occurring value in a data set, with distributions categorized as uni-modal, bi-modal, or multi-modal based on the number of modes present. Examples illustrate how to identify the mode in various lists of numbers, with solutions provided for each. The document also explains how to find the mode in both discrete and continuous frequency distributions.

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Understanding Mode in Statistics

The mode in statistics is the most frequently occurring value in a data set, with distributions categorized as uni-modal, bi-modal, or multi-modal based on the number of modes present. Examples illustrate how to identify the mode in various lists of numbers, with solutions provided for each. The document also explains how to find the mode in both discrete and continuous frequency distributions.

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Mode

Mode
• In statistics, the mode is the value that is most
repeatedly occurring in a given set of observation.
We can also say that the value or number in a data
set, which has a high frequency or appears more
frequently.
Note:
• A distribution having only one mode is called
uni-modal distribution.
• A distribution having two modes called bi-modal
distribution.
• A distribution having more than 2 modes is called
a multi-modal distribution.
Example:
Identify the mode for each of the following lists of
numbers:
• (i) 10, 8, 11, 9, 5, 6, 8
• (ii) 1, 5, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2
• (iii) 2, 7, 6, 15, 12, 10, 9, 10, 13, 9
• (iv) 20, 18, 17, 16, 15, 19
• (v) 3, 3, 5, 5, 6, 6, 4, 6, 4, 5, 3, 4
Solutions :

• (i) Mode is 8,because 8 occurs maximum number of


times.
• (ii) Mode is 3, because 3 occurs maximum number of
times.
• (iii) Mode 9 and 10, because 9 and 10 occurs
maximum number of time but equal number of times.
• (iv) No mode,because each value occurs the same
numbe times.
• (v) No mode,because each value occurs the same
number times.
• In case of group data with classes consisting
of single values( discrete frequency
distribution). the mode can be picked out by
inspection. It is the most common value i.e. the
value with maximum frequency.
• In case of group data, with classes consisting of
range(continuous frequency distribution), the mode
lies in the class which has the maximum frequency.
This class is called the modal class. This is done
when all the class interval are equal. The mode lies
within the modal class. The following formula is
used for finding mode -

i
Find the mode of the following

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