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central tendency
noun
, Statistics.
- the tendency of samples of a given measurement to cluster around some central value.
central tendency
noun
- statistics the tendency of the values of a random variable to cluster around the mean, median, and mode
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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.
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An ultra, one-sided idealism is the central tendency of the Hindoo mind.
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Figure 61 shows that these adults varied from no problems solved correctly to eighteen, around eight as a central tendency.
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