Mode is defined as a value that occurs most frequently in a dataset.
In {6, 9, 3, 6, 6, 5, 2, 3}, the Mode is 6 as it occurs most often.
Mode is considered to be one of the main concepts in Statistics and helps students identify which is the one value that occurs most frequently.
In a normal distribution, the value of Mode or modal value is the same as the mean and median, whereas the value of Mode in a highly skewed Distribution may be very different.
Mode value can at times also be the same as mean and /or median however it does not always occur
Mode is a very useful measure to find out the categorical data
The Mode can also be easily found out for those data sets that do not have any numerical values being involved.
Advantages:– The mode is easy to understand and calculate.– The mode is not affected by extreme values.– The mode is useful for qualitative data.
Disadvantages:– The mode is not defined when there are no repeats in a data set.– The mode is not based on all values.– The mode is unstable when the data consist of a small number of values.
Place numbers in a given set in order; this can be from lowest to highest or highest to lowest, and then count how many times each number appears in the set. The one that appears the most is the mode.