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Returns the most frequently occurring, or repetitive, value in the argument list. Like MEDIAN, MODE is a location measure.
Syntax
MODE(number1,number2,...)
Number1, number2,... are 1 to 30 arguments for which you want to calculate the mode.
Remarks
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The arguments should be numbers or column references that contain numbers.
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If a column reference argument contains text, logical values, or is empty, those values are ignored; however, arguments with the value zero are included.
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If the data set contains no duplicate data points, MODE returns the #N/A error value.
In a set of values, the mode is the most frequently occurring value; the median is the middle value; and the mean is the average value. No single measure of central tendency provides a complete picture of the data. Suppose data is clustered in three areas, half around a single low value, and half around two large values. Both AVERAGE and MEDIAN may return a value in the relatively empty middle, and MODE may return the dominant low value.
Example
|
Col1 |
Col2 |
Col3 |
Col4 |
Col5 |
Col6 |
Formula |
Description (Result) |
|
5.6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
=MODE([Col1], [Col2], [Col3], [Col4], [Col5], [Col6]) |
Mode, or most frequently occurring number (4) |
