I found this in my stash!

A1:A20 = numbers (there is at least 1 mode)

Formula in B1:

=MODE(A1:A20)

Formula entered in B2 as an array using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER):

=MODE(IF(COUNTIF(B$1:B1,A$1:A$20)=0,A$1:A$20+{0,0} ))

Copy down until you get #N/A errors.

Biff

"Biff" wrote in message
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Hmmm....

Is this the unsolvable problem?

Having tried the examples in the links, Bernie's doesn't handle
duplicates, Peo's will only work for the 2nd mode, RD's doesn't handle
duplicates, Ron's doesn't handle duplicates, my attempt also didn't handle
duplicates. Harlan's does handle the duplicates but it needs a trap,
otherwise, after the last unique value is returned the formula starts
"randomly" repeating until it's been copied to more rows than the indexed
range. (at which point it errors as it should)

Harlan's formula with a trap:

=IF(ROWS($1:1)<=SUMPRODUCT((rng<"")/COUNTIF(rng,rng&"")),INDEX(rng,MATCH(LARGE(FREQUEN CY(rng,rng)+(1-ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(ROWS(rng)+1)))/(ROWS(rng)+1)),ROW(A1)),FREQUENCY(rng,rng)+(1-ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(ROWS(rng)+1)))/(ROWS(rng)+1)),0)),"")

See the link regarding some strange behavior of
SUMPRODUCT((rng<"")/COUNTIF(rng,rng&"")):

http://tinyurl.com/jaen9

Biff

"Mr Grim" <Mr wrote in message
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I am trying to find the second most frequently occuring value in a given
data
set. I know MODE will give most frequent value but I need second, third,
fourth, and fifth most frequent values.