Mode

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017599",
  "term": "Mode",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A measure of central tendency, the value of a variable that occurs most frequently; a statistic used primarily with nominal variables.\n\n2. The value in the data set that occurs most frequently.\n\n3. The most probable value of a random variable; a value with the largest probability or highest probability density (or mass for discrete random variable). The second parameter of a triangular distribution.\n\n4. The value in the data set that occurs most frequently. (EPA 1992)\n\n5. One of the measures of central tendency. The most frequently occurring value in a set of observations. [Last 1983]",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "EPA 1992",
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mode/"
}