MODE

Mode

 Themode of distribution is the value at the point around

which the items tend to be most heavily concentrated.
 Themode is that value of observations which occurs the
greatest number of times or with greatest frequency
Determination of Mode

 Individual observations
 Discrete Series
 Continuous Series
Individual
Observations
 Data Array:
 The data are first arrayed
 The value of that item which
occurs most frequently is the mode
of the distribution
 Discrete Series:
 The data are converted into
discrete series to identify quickly
the frequently repeated value
Discrete Series

 In discrete series the mode can be located by two ways

 By Inspection:
 The mode can be determined just by inspection in discrete series, the size around
which the items are most heavily concentrated will be decided as mode
 By Grouping:
 In discrete and continuous series grouping method is used to ascertain the modal
class
 Values are arranged in ascending order
Grouping


 Frequencies are written against each item

method- Steps  A grouping table normally consists of six columns
 Frequencies are added in twos and threes and total
are written between the values
 If necessary, they can be added in fours and fives
also.
 Column 1- The maximum frequency is observed by putting a circle
 Column 2 - Frequencies are grouped in twos
 Column 3 – Leaving the first frequency, other frequencies are grouped in twos
 Column 4 - Frequencies are grouped in threes
 Column 5 - Leaving the first frequency, other frequencies are grouped in threes
 Column 6 – Leaving the first two frequencies, other frequencies are grouped in threes
 Circle the maximum total in each column
 An analysis table is prepared after
completing grouping table to find
out the item which is repeated the
maximum number of times
Continuous Series

 Mo = l1 + f1-f 0
 ____________ Xi
 2f1 –f 0 –f 2

 Where:
 l1 = lower limit of the modal class
 f1 = frequency of the modal class
 f 0 = frequency of the class preceding modal class
 f 2 =frequency of the class succeeding modal class
 i = class interval of the modal class