Question: We commissioned a research into the buying habits of our clients. How can we find the most frequently ordered quantity of our product?
Answer: By using the Mode function
Why: Returns the most frequently occurring, or repetitive, value in an array or range of data.
Syntax
MODE(number1,number2,…)
Number1, number2, … are 1 to 255 arguments for which you want to calculate the mode. You can also use a single array or a reference to an array instead of arguments separated by commas.
Remarks
Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored.
Applies To: Excel 2003, 2007 and 2010
- For this example the following screen shot will be used.
2. To find the mode ;
3. Select B12 and type =Mode(B3:B11)
4. The answer will be 10
5. Meaning the quantity of product A that most clients ordered is 10
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