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Mark Neuffer
 
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Default Excel "mode" function returns different results based on sort orde

I am using "mode" in Excel to return the most common numeric value in a
questionnaire field. One domain contains two equally-represented values ("1"
and "2")."Mode" returns a value of "1" if the list is sorted in ascending
order, and returns "2" if the list is unsorted. I can find no detail from
our cretinous friends at Microsoft as to why this might be so. Any insights
would be appreciated.
 
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