measure of central tendency

noun

A measure of location for a batch, a sample, or a distribution characterizing a value around which are spread the members or the distribution.

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Meanings

nounmeasure of central tendency (plural measures of central tendency)

plural measures of central tendency

  1. mathematicsA measure of location for a batch, a sample, or a distribution characterizing a value around which are spread the members or the distribution.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 集中趨勢度量 /集中趋势度量
  • 集中趨勢度量 /集中趋势度量 (jízhōng qūshì dùliàng)measure of location
Finnish keskiluku
  • keskilukumeasure of location
French indicateur de tendance centrale
  • indicateur de tendance centralemeasure of location
Indonesian ukuran pemusatan data
  • ukuran pemusatan datameasure of location
Malay ukuran kecenderungan memusat
  • ukuran kecenderungan memusatmeasure of location
Russian ме́ра центра́льной тенде́нции
  • ме́ра центра́льной тенде́нции (méra centrálʹnoj tɛndɛ́ncii)measure of location
Spanish medida de tendencia central
  • medida de tendencia centralmeasure of location
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