[Bug]: Mode in JASP

[bluezone1202-ui]

JASP Version

0.95.1

Commit ID

No response

JASP Module

Descriptives

What analysis are you seeing the problem on?

Descriptives

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

Other

Bug Description

I'm getting reports from multiple students that the mode is incorrect when they run descriptives. In addition, I just had a student report that the PDF export shows different numbers than the JASP file exported.

I'll add some screenshots from two of the students, but there have been about 4-5. Thank you!!

Expected Behaviour

The mode should be 4.0

Steps to Reproduce

The students are importing a .csv. Then they run descriptives for two variables. The variables are set to "scale".

Log (if any)

I don't have the log files because the screenshots are coming from students who are using a different (new) version than me (and my laptop won't download the new version without updating my OS).

More Debug Information

No response

Final Checklist

• I have included a screenshot showcasing the issue, if possible.
• I have included a JASP file (zipped) or data file that causes the crash/bug, if applicable.
• I have accurately described the bug, and steps to reproduce it.

[EJWagenmakers]

I think these are two separate issues:

1. The computation of the mode. As an aside, if the data are continuous then the mode will be based on a density estimate. When the data are discrete, the mode will be the value with the highest frequency. If the latter result is desired, you have to change the measurement level of the variable. Does this address the issue?
2. It would be mysterious if JASP would display different results than are in the pdf, since the pdf is based directly on the output. Can you confirm this?

[JohnnyDoorn]

Hi @bluezone1202-ui,

In addition, could you share the data file (.csv or .jasp - if Github won't let you upload this, you can change the extension to .zip)? That would give some more insight in what could be happening with the results.

Cheers
Johnny