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Pointless map really
Like most statistical values, the mode (most common) should always be backed up with some other information to give it context.
"c" is the most common value in both of the following data sets but that fact alone doesn't tell you much about either set
a,b,c,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m
a,b,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,c,d,e
huh?
It means in either case you are more likely to meet a 'c', it also where there is a certain amount of choice or correlation then it shows a pattern that has developed in the last 50 years.
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It means in either case you are more likely to meet a 'c', it also where there is a certain amount of choice or correlation then it shows a pattern that has developed in the last 50 years.
The chance of meeting a 'c' in the first case is 7%. In the second 70%. Quite a difference. It could be that there's 100'000 Jones and 100'001 Smiths. Some measure of the data spread would be useful.
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