measure of central location.
If there are multiple modes, returns the first one encountered in the *data*.
- If *data* is empty, :exc:`StatisticsError` is raised.
+ If the smallest or largest of multiple modes is desired instead, use
+ ``min(multimode(data))`` or ``max(multimode(data))``. If the input *data* is
+ empty, :exc:`StatisticsError` is raised.
``mode`` assumes discrete data, and returns a single value. This is the
standard treatment of the mode as commonly taught in schools: