samples

gistfile1.txt

l = [
  "John",
  "John",
  "John",
  "John",
  "Adam",
  "Adam",
  "Adam",
  "Linda",
  "Bob",
  
# ---------
  
  "Susan",
  "Susan",
  "Susan",
  "Susan"
  "Adam",
  "Adam",
  "Adam",
  # ......  
  ]

# "Adam - 3"
largest_count = 0
largest_item = "default"
r = l.inject({}) {|agg, item|
  agg[item].nil? ? agg[item] = 1 : agg[item] += 1
  
  current_count = agg[item]
  if current_count > largest_count 
    largest_item = item
    largest_count = current_count
  end
  agg
  }

r # {}
# r1, r2
r1.get(r2.largest) = agg_r2_largest



puts "#{largest_item} - #{largest_count}"