The modal is the number that most often appears. We are going to learn how to calculate the modal with these simple steps.
Data preparation
In Excel, you can calculate the mode by using the MODE function. Here’s how:
Open Microsoft Excel and enter your data into a column.
Note: The spread numbers should have at least 2 numbers that are the same.
Modal calculations
Click on a blank column, and type in =MODE.SNGL(choose all the columns with numbers, ex. a5:a15). In this case, 4 is the modal.
Modal formula in this example is =MODE.SNGL(A1:A10).
Note that if your data has multiple modes, the MODE function will return the first mode it finds. If your data does not have any modes (i.e., if all values are unique), the MODE function will return the #N/A error.
In such cases, you can use the MODE.MULT function to calculate all the modes in a set of data. This function returns an array with all the modes.
You can download a free Modal Calculator template here
