2901.0 - Census Dictionary, 2011

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2011 Census Dictionary >> Glossary >> Mode

Mode

The mode is the most frequent value appearing in a set of numbers. A set of data can have more than one mode. The mode does not necessarily give much indication of the location of the centre of a set of data. However, it is often close to the mean and median, if the data has a normal or near normal distribution. Thus: mode = the most frequently observed number.