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

Word History and Origins

Origin of central tendency¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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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