Python statistics.mode() Method

Example

Calculate the mode (central tendency) of the given data:

# Import statistics Library
import statistics

# Calculate the mode
print(statistics.mode([1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7, 7 9, 11]))
print(statistics.mode([1, 1, 3, -5, 7, -9, 11]))
print(statistics.mode(['red', 'green', 'blue', 'red']))

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Definition and Usage

The statistics.mode() method calculates the mode (central tendency) of the given numeric or nominal data set.

Syntax

statistics.mode(data)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
data	Required. The data values to be used (can be any sequence, list or iterator)

Note: If data is empty, it returns a StatisticsError.

Technical Details

Return Value:	A `float` or nominal value, representing the mode of the given data
Python Version:	3.4
Change Log:	3.8: Now handles multimodal datasets (will return the first mode encountered)

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