Mode
About this exercise
The mode — the value that appears most often.
Example problems
A few of the problems this exercise asks. The printable worksheet holds ten fresh ones.
- Numbers: 3, 7, 5, 2, 8, 3, 3
- Numbers: 2, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 2
- Numbers: 8, 7, 8, 6, 8, 2, 4
- Numbers: 2, 6, 5, 5, 4, 7, 5
Try it yourself first — open a section below only if you get stuck.
How to solve it
Count how many times each value occurs and take the most frequent one.
Worked example
In 2, 3, 3, 5, 7 the mode is 3.
Common mistake
Giving the number of times rather than the value. The mode is the value itself.