The mode of a set of information is the value that appears with a major frequency.
A dice is thrown ten times and the results are the following:
$$$1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 2, 6, 2, 3, 6$$$
The table of absolute frequencies is:
| Result of the dice | Absolute frequency |
| $$1$$ | $$1$$ |
| $$2$$ | $$3$$ |
| $$3$$ | $$2$$ |
| $$4$$ | $$1$$ |
| $$5$$ | $$1$$ |
| $$6$$ | $$2$$ |
It is easy to see that the mode is $$2$$, for it is the most frequent result.
The statistics of the players of Los Angeles Lakers in the first match of the finals of the NBA are the following:
a) What is the mode of scored points (PTS) among the Lakers players?
We can see in the last column, the points column, the only value that recurs is 3 points (those scored by S. Brown and S. Vujacic). And so, the mode is $$3$$.
b) And the mode of personal fouls (PF)?
The relative table of the number of personal fouls is:
| Personal fouls | Absolute frequency |
| $$0$$ | $$1$$ |
| $$1$$ | $$2$$ |
| $$2$$ | $$2$$ |
| $$3$$ | $$2$$ |
| $$4$$ | $$2$$ |
| $$5$$ | $$1$$ |
We can see that the values $$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$ recur twice, that is, two players made $$1$$ foul, $$2$$ made $$2$$ fouls, etc. And so, the mode of the personal fouls is $$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$.