Definition:
The mode is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution. Consider the following number distribution of 2, 3, 6, 3, 7, 5, 1, 2, 3, 9. The mode of these numbers would be 3, since three is the most frequently occurring number.
You can also learn more about how to identify and calculate the mean, median, and mode.
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