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Mo Mode Calculator

Find the mode (most frequent value) of any data set. Handles unimodal, bimodal, and multimodal distributions. Shows a full frequency table with counts and percentages.

How Mode is Determined

Step 1 — Count Frequencies
Count how many times each unique value appears in the data set.
Step 2 — Find Maximum Frequency
Mode = all values with the highest frequency count.
Step 3 — Classify Distribution
1 mode = Unimodal | 2 modes = Bimodal | 3+ modes = Multimodal | All equal = No Mode

How to Find the Mode

  1. 1
    Enter Your Values
    Type numbers or text values separated by commas or spaces. The mode calculator works with any type of data.
  2. 2
    Count Occurrences
    The calculator tallies how many times each unique value appears in the data set.
  3. 3
    Identify the Mode
    The value(s) with the highest frequency are the mode. If all values appear equally, there is no mode.
  4. 4
    Review the Frequency Table
    The full frequency table shows each value, its count, and its percentage of the total, sorted by frequency.

Worked Example

Data set: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4

Value 1 → frequency 1 (14.3%)
Value 2 → frequency 2 (28.6%)
Value 3 → frequency 3 (42.9%) ← mode
Value 4 → frequency 1 (14.3%)
Mode = 3 | Frequency = 3 | Type = Unimodal
'Can data have two modes (bimodal)?', 'answer' => 'Yes. If two different values share the highest frequency, the data is bimodal. For example, {1, 2, 2, 3, 3} has two modes: 2 and 3. Data with three or more modes is called multimodal.'], ['question' => 'How does mode compare to mean and median?', 'answer' => 'Mode is the most frequent value, mean is the average, and median is the middle value. Mode is the only measure that can be used for non-numeric data (like colors or brands). For normally distributed data, all three are approximately equal.'], ]" />

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