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Median and Mode

Median and mode of a numeric list. Ties for mode are listed together.

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How to use Median and Mode

  1. Enter numbers. Leave a field blank only when the page says the value is missing, not by typing 0 unless 0 is a real value.
  2. Read the result rows under the form. Errors appear in the status line. Nothing is uploaded.
  3. Rounding follows IEEE floating point in this browser unless the page says it uses integers or BigInt.

Median and Mode

Median

ComputesMedian and mode of a numeric list. Ties for mode are listed together.
IncludesMedian
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AdviceArithmetic only

What Median and Mode is

Median is the middle value after sorting, or the mean of the two middle values for an even count. Mode is every value that appears most often. If every value appears once, there is no unique mode.

The formula runs in this tab. CZNull does not receive the numbers.

How this page computes

Mean is on the average page. Outliers move the mean more than the median.

Entities and related jobs

Median and mode of a numeric list. Ties for mode are listed together. Named features: Median, Mode.

See also Average Calculator, Standard Deviation Calculator, Variance Calculator, Z-Score Calculator.

Use cases

Skewed house-price lists and test scores where a single outlier should not dominate.

Limits

Invalid input appears in the status line. IEEE floating point applies unless a row says otherwise. CZNull does not receive the numbers.

Median and Mode questions

Does this page upload my numbers?
No. The formula runs in the page you opened. CZNull does not receive the values.
What does Median and Mode compute?
Median is the middle value after sorting, or the mean of the two middle values for an even count.
Why is this its own URL?
Search queries name this job. Nearby modes stay on their own pages so inputs do not mix. Related calculators are linked below Median and Mode.
Median of 1, 2, 2, 3, 8?
2.
If every value is unique?
There is no unique mode.
Can I treat the result as official?
No. Rounding and real-world rules can differ. Use the page to check the arithmetic.