The mode is the most commonly occurring or prevalent observation in a given continuous distribution. It is possible to have more than one mode in a distribution. A distribution with two modes is called bimodal. If a distribution of continuous values appears to be bimodal, there is a good chance that two separate or independent groups exist in the population. A distribution with three or more modes is called multimodal. Modes are often used to describe categorical variables, in the form of a frequency.
1. The values for an outcome or variable are entered into a column of a database.
2. Click Analyze.
3. Drag the cursor over the Descriptive Statistics drop-down menu.
4. Click on Frequencies.
5. Click on the outcome or variable to highlight it.
6. Click on the arrow to move the outcome or variable into the Variable(s): box.
7. Click on the Statistics button.
8. In the Central Tendency table, click on the Mode box to select it.
9. Click Continue.
10. Click OK.
2. Click Analyze.
3. Drag the cursor over the Descriptive Statistics drop-down menu.
4. Click on Frequencies.
5. Click on the outcome or variable to highlight it.
6. Click on the arrow to move the outcome or variable into the Variable(s): box.
7. Click on the Statistics button.
8. In the Central Tendency table, click on the Mode box to select it.
9. Click Continue.
10. Click OK.
1. Look in the Statistics table, where the Mode is presented. This is the mode value that is interpreted.
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