mode

This section contains reference documentation for the mode function.

Get the most frequent value in a group. When multiple modes are present it gives the minimum of all the modes. This behavior can be overridden to get the maximum or the average mode.

Signature

MODE(colName, [reducerType])

Usage Examples

These examples are based on the Batch Quick Start.

select mode(yearID) AS value
from baseballStats 
WHERE AtBatting != 0 AND yearID > 2001

value
2008

select mode(yearID, 'AVG') AS value
from baseballStats 
WHERE AtBatting != 0 AND yearID > 2001

value
2010

select mode(yearID, 'MIN') AS value
from baseballStats 
WHERE AtBatting != 0 AND yearID > 2001

value
2008

select mode(yearID, 'MAX') AS value
from baseballStats 
WHERE AtBatting != 0 AND yearID > 2001

value
2012