MODE

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MODE

by iikarthik » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:21 am
Hi,

What is the MODE for the following numbers:

For 1,2,2,3,4,2 mode =2

1,2,3,4,5 = ?

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by sachinkr » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:30 pm
Mode of a set of numbers can be:-

1. Mode - number with highest freq in the set.
2. Null set (No mode) - when there are no repeated elements in the set
3. Bimodal or multimodal - in case two or more numbers have equal frequency.

So, in case of {1,2,3,4,5} - there is no mode.