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» Find the most commonly repeated string in a column in Microsoft Excel

In cells A1:A14, the following values appear

A1
AAA
A2
BBB
A3
CCC
A4
DDD
A5
AAA
A6
CCC
A7
AAA
A8
BBB
A9
DDD
A10
AAA
A11
CCC
A12
AAA
A13
DDD
A14
DDD

Enter the following formula in cell B1: =COUNTIF(A:A,A1) - copy the formula from cell B1 to B2:B14

The result:

AAA
5
BBB
2
CCC
3
DDD
4
AAA
5
CCC
3
AAA
5
BBB
2
DDD
4
AAA
5
CCC
3
AAA
5
DDD
4
DDD
4

Enter the following formula in cell C1: =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(MAX(B:B),B:B,0),COLUMN(A:A)))

The Result: AAA

Enter the following formula in cell D1: =MODE(B1:B14)

The Result: 5


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