Mode (statistics)

Skewed distribution with one mode, distinct from its median and mean

In statistics, the mode of a set of data is the one that occurs most. Very often, samples of data are collected. These might be measurements of some kind. In this context, the mode is the value that occurs most often. Unlike the median and the mean, the mode is not necessarily unique. There might be several different values that occur the same number of times.

Mode (statistics) Media

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  Geometric visualisation of the mode, median and mean of an arbitrary probability density function.

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  Comparison of mean, median and mode of two log-normal distributions with different skewness.