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central tendency

noun

, Statistics.
  1. the tendency of samples of a given measurement to cluster around some central value.


central tendency

noun

  1. statistics the tendency of the values of a random variable to cluster around the mean, median, and mode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of central tendency1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

A study of this frequency surface shows a tendency for people to be grouped about the central tendency or average.

An ultra, one-sided idealism is the central tendency of the Hindoo mind.

Figure 61 shows that these adults varied from no problems solved correctly to eighteen, around eight as a central tendency.

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