mode

Return the single most common data point from discrete or nominal data. The mode (when it exists) is the most typical value and serves as a measure of central location.

Syntax

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statistics.mode(data)

Examples

Example 1

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>>> mode([1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4])
3

Example 2

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>>> mode(["red", "blue", "blue", "red", "green", "red", "red"])
'red'

See Also

StatisticsError StatisticsError