Mode Calculator: What Number Shows Up Most Often?

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PK

This mode calculator finds the most frequently occurring value in a set of numbers. Enter decimals, fractions, or negatives and the tool calculates instantly.

Mode calculator

What is the mode?

The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset. It's one of three common measures of central tendency, along with mean (arithmetic average) and median (middle value).

A set can be:

  • Unimodal - one mode
  • Bimodal - two modes (common in salary distributions)
  • Multimodal - three or more modes
  • No mode - all values appear equally often

Finding the mode

Count how many times each value appears. The value(s) with the highest count is the mode.

Example: In {1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5} the mode is 4 (appears 3 times)

Using the calculator

Enter numbers separated by commas, spaces, or new lines. Results update instantly - the tool also shows mean, median, range, and the sorted list.

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PK

PK started DQYDJ in 2009 to research and discuss finance and investing and help answer financial questions. He's expanded DQYDJ to build visualizations, calculators, and interactive tools.

PK lives in New Hampshire with his wife, kids, and dog.

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