The mode of a sample is the element that occurs most often in the collection. For example, the mode of the sample [1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 12, 12, 17] is 6. Given the list of data [1, 1, 2, 4, 4] its mode is not unique. A dataset, in … 展开

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Unlike mean and median, the concept of mode also makes sense for "nominal data" (i.e., not consisting of numerical values in the case of mean, or even of ordered … 展开

It can be shown for a unimodal distribution that the median $${\displaystyle {\tilde {X}}}$$ and the mean $${\displaystyle {\bar {X}}}$$ lie within (3/5) ≈ 0.7746 standard deviations of each other. In symbols,
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The term mode originates with Karl Pearson in 1895.
Pearson uses the term mode interchangeably with maximum-ordinate. In a footnote he says, "I have found it convenient to use the term mode for the abscissa corresponding … 展开

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• "Mode", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press, 2001 [1994]
• A Guide to Understanding & Calculating the Mode
• Weisstein, Eric W. "Mode". MathWorld.
• Mean, Median and Mode short beginner video from 展开