central tendency
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of central tendency
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The study, published in eLife, describes how the model shows neural circuits can give rise to both recency and central tendency biases at the same time through a single mechanism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
A central tendency of people with a narcissistic personality is that they treat other people as an extension of themselves and their bodies.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2023
According to Laerd Statistics, “a measure of central tendency is a single value that attempts to describe a set of data by identifying the central position within that set of data.”
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2019
I will say that my underlying view for next year is broadly consistent with the central tendency of the committee.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2016
We vary, above and below this type or central tendency.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry
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