Mode as Central Tendency

In this class, We discuss Mode as Central Tendency.

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Mode:

The mode is defined as the value with a higher frequency in a given set of values.

The mode is a value that appears the most times.

Example:

1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5,

Mode = 3

Bimodal:

We can have two mode values.

Example:

2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5

Mode = 2, 4

Tri modal:

we can have three mode values.

2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5

Mode = 2, 4, 5

Multi-Modal:

More than three-mode values we call multi-modal.

No Mode:

Example:

2, 3, 4, 5

Mode = none

Example: how we use mode in real-time data distribution.

The below table shows the cricket data distribution.

Mode as Central Tendency Example 1
Table

The distribution shows the number of wickets taken by a bowler in ten matches.

Mode = 2

On average, he is going to take two wickets in a match.

The below examples show the use of mode in symmetric and asymmetric distribution.

The below diagram shows the symmetric distribution.

Mode as Central Tendency Symmetric Distribution
Symmetric Distribution

Mean, median, and mode are the same values for symmetric distribution.

Mode considered the highest frequency value.

In symmetric distribution, the center value has the highest frequency.

The below diagram shows the asymmetric distribution of population income.

Mode as Central Tendency Asymmetric Distribution
Asymmetric Distribution

The mean, median, and mode have different values.

We need to choose the mean, median, and mode values according to the application’s needs.