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The Most Frequent Value in Google Sheets refers to the value or data point that occurs most frequently or has the highest frequency in a given set of data. This can be determined by using the built-in function “MODE” in Google Sheets, which calculates the most commonly occurring value in a range of cells. This information can be useful for analyzing and summarizing data, as well as identifying patterns and trends.
You can use the following formulas to find the most frequently occurring value in a range in Google Sheets:
Method 1: Find Most Frequently Occurring Number
=MODE.MULT(A2:A11)
Method 2: Find Most Frequently Occurring Text
=INDEX(A2:A11,MODE.MULT(MATCH(A2:A11,A2:A11,0)))
Both methods use the MODE.MULT function, which will return multiple values if there are multiple values that occur most frequently.
The following examples show how to use each method in practice.
Example 1: Find Most Frequently Occurring Number in Google Sheets
Suppose we have the following list of numbers in Google Sheets:
We can use the following formula to find the most frequently occurring number in the list:
=MODE.MULT(A2:A11)
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The formula returns two numbers: 4 and 12.
These are the two numbers that occur most frequently in the range A2:A11.
Example 2: Find Most Frequently Occurring Text in Google Sheets
We can use the following formula to find the most frequently occurring team name in the list:
=INDEX(A2:A11,MODE.MULT(MATCH(A2:A11,A2:A11,0)))
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The formula returns the text Mavs.
This is the text that occurs most frequently in the list.
Note: You can find the complete documentation for the MODE.MULT function in Google Sheets .
Additional Resources
The following explain how to perform other common tasks in Google Sheets: