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Tally
Median
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Exploratory Data Analysis
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Commonest
Commonest
[
list
]
gives a list of the elements that are the most common in
list
.
Commonest
[
list
,
n
]
gives a list of the
n
most common elements in
list
.
MORE INFORMATION
When several elements occur with equal frequency,
Commonest
[
list
,
...
]
picks first the ones that occur first in
list
.
Commonest
[
list
,
n
]
returns the
n
commonest elements in the order they appear in
list
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(2)
Obtain the elements with the highest frequency:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Obtain the 4 most common elements:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(1)
Applications
(1)
Properties & Relations
(1)
Possible Issues
(1)
SEE ALSO
Tally
Median
Mean
Split
CommonestFilter
MORE ABOUT
Exploratory Data Analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Discrete & Integer Data
Math & Counting Operations on Lists
New in 6.0: Data Handling & Data Sources
New in 6.0: List Manipulation
New in 6.0: Numerical Data Handling
New in 6.0: Statistics
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Demonstrations with Commonest
(
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)
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EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Scope 