mode_factor: Find the mode of a categorical variable
In regclass: Tools for an Introductory Class in Regression and Modeling

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This function finds the mode of a categorical variable

1	mode_factor(x)

x

a factor

The mode is the most frequently occuring level of a categorical variable. This function returns the mode of a categorical variable. If there is a tie for the most frequent level, it returns all modes.

Adam Petrie

Introduction to Regression and Modeling

	data(EX6.CLICK)
  mode_factor(EX6.CLICK$DeviceModel)
  
  #To see how often it appears try sorting a table
  sort( table(EX6.CLICK$DeviceModel),decreasing=TRUE )
  
  x <- c( rep(letters[1:4],5), "e", "f" )  #multimodel
  mode_factor(x)