Multimodal Distribution

Definition

A multimodal distribution is a probability distribution with more than one peak, or "mode." This means that there are multiple values that appear most frequently in the data set.

Related terms

Unimodal Distribution: A type of distribution that has only one value that appears most frequently.

Bimodal Distribution:

A type of distribution with two modes or peaks.

Frequency Distribution:

The arrangement of statistical data to show how often different scores or ranges of scores occur.