Excel - Microsoft Excel MODE Function

Description

The Excel MODE function returns the statistical mode (the most frequently occurring value) of a list of supplied numbers. If there are 2 or more most frequently occurring values in the supplied data, the function returns the lowest of these values 

The format of the function is : 

MODE( number1, [number2], ... ) 

where the number arguments are a set of one or more numeric values, or arrays of numeric values, for which you want to calculate the mode. In Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, you can supply up to 255 number arguments to the Mode function, but in Excel 2003, the function can only accept up to 30 number arguments. 

Text and logical values within a supplied array are ignored by the function. 

Mode Function Examples

The following example shows the Mode function, used to calculate the mode of the set of values in cells A1 - A10. 

The data has two statistical modes, 3 and 4, and so the Mode.Sngl function returns the lowest of these two values. 

Mode Function Errors

If you get an error from the Excel Mode function this is likely to be one of the following: 

Common Errors