Find The Mode

Finding the mode of a few numbers isn't too hard, but if you have a very long list, you'll probably need some code!

To find the mode, you use the following:

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current_count = 0   
mode_count = 0      
for position in range(len(array)):
    if array[position] == array[position-1]:
        current_count += 1
    if array[position] != array[position-1] \
       or position == len(array)-1:
        if current_count > mode_count:
            mode = array[position-1]
            mode_count = current_count
        current_count = 1
print mode

For this approach to be successful, which of the following must be true about your array?

I. It is sorted.

II. It is unimodal.

Details

• The mode is defined as the element which appears most often in a set. If more than one element appears most often, the mode is that set of elements which appear most often.