What is the Mode?

1. Mode
Conceptual Explanation
What is the Mode?

2. Mode
What is the Mode?

3. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
What is the Mode?

4. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
What is the Mode?

5. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
Data Set
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3
What is the Mode?

6. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
Data Set
1
2
2
2
2
3
What is the Mode?

7. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
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Data Set
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3
What is the Mode?

8. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
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Data Set
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2
2
2
3
What is the Mode?

9. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
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Data Set
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2
2
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3
What is the Mode?

10. Data Set
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Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
1 2
2
22
What is the Mode?

11. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
1 2
2
2
22
Data Set
1
2
2
2
2
3
What is the Mode?

12. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
Data Set
1
2
2
2
2
3 1 2 3
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2
What is the Mode?

13. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
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2
2
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Data Set
1
2
2
2
2
3 3
What is the Mode?

14. Mode
So here is a technical definition of the “mode”:
“The mode is simply the most frequently
occurring observation in the distribution.”
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2
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2
Data Set
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2
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2
3 3
The Mode
What is the Mode?

15. And
What is the Mode?

16. And
“It is a rough estimate of central tendency”
What is the Mode?

17. And
“A distribution may have multiple modes which
confuses the concept of central tendency”
What is the Mode?

18. And
“A distribution may have multiple modes which
confuses the concept of central tendency”
What is the Mode?

19. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
What is the Mode?

20. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
What is the Mode?

21. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 3 and 7
What is the Mode?

22. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 3 and 7
What is the Mode?

23. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 3 and 7
the same
What is the Mode?

24. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 3 and 7
the same
What is the Mode?

25. But
“can reveal attributes of the distribution which
might not be observed by considering only the
mean or median”
Normal Distribution
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 5
Mean = 5
Median = 5
Mode = 3 and 7
the same
different
What is the Mode?